A chicken can never turn itself into a duck, no matter how much it tries. Unfortunately, this has been the hallmark of Governor Simon Bako Lalong’s political career since 2015 when he assumed the leadership of Plateau State – once the illustrious hub of the Middle Belt. The governor erroneously presumes that assuming the identity…
Full Text of Press Conference by Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), held at its National Secretariat, Kaduna, on April, 20, 2023. Gentlemen of the Press, We are constrained to address you today on the pressing issue of the security situation affecting our people in Southern Kaduna. You are all witnesses to the wanton cruelty being…
The presidency has asked the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, to retract his confrontational statements and redirect his focus toward productive dialogue with the federal government regarding any concerns about the Tax Reform Act. Mohammed, who is chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, recently criticised President Bola Tinubu’s controversial tax reforms…
Paranoia makes governance costly under dictators. This personality disorder trait, which makes a dictator delusional, compels him to chase shadows where there is no light, enemies where there is none, to the extent that his self-repressed personality becomes the mirror that expresses his fears and anxieties. A paranoid dictator always stands in front of the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for better understanding and regulation of cryptocurrencies. The Director General, Lamido Yuguda, stated this at the 2021 first post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) virtual news conference. Yuguda said the SEC was in discussion with the CBN to understand better…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the gruesome murder of Deborah Yakubu, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by Islamic extremists. She was stoned and set ablaze Muslim zealots on Thursday for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, General Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola,…
