Month : October 2022

Development Issues

INEC ANNOUNCES PEGGING OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS FOR THE 2023 ELECTIONS AT 93,522,272; THEREBY CANCELLING 2,780,756 REGISTRATIONS.

JODIKE
The PRELIMINARY register of voters in Nigeria now stands at 93,522,272. It is preliminary because Section 19(1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2022 requires the Commission to display the hard copies of the register of voters for each Registration Area (Ward) and Local Government Area (and simultaneously publish the entire register on the Commission’s website) for a period of...
Development Issues

OBASANJO TO LEAD PEACE TALK ON ETHIOPIA CRISIS

JODIKE
Another round of peace talks is planned to see to the end of Ethiopia crisis that began in 2020. The President of Ethiopia, Sahie-work Zewde, noted that "The government has stated clearly that it will always keep the door open for peace. We continue to urge for negotiations without any conditions, believing that any form of differences may be resolved...
Development Issues

CHINA ESTABLISHES “POLICE SERVICE STATIONS” IN AFRICA, INCLUDING NIGERIA.

JODIKE
In a strange development the Chinese government has established what is considered “Police Service Stations” in Nigeria and two other African countries, namely: Lesotho and Tanzania. Nigeria should be concerned about this development, and the critical question is: are our securities eyes on this development?...
Reflections

The Catholic Church gained two new saints as Pope Francis canonized St. Artemide Zatti and St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini on Sunday, 9 October, 2022.

JODIKE
And with his pastoral staff in hand, Pope Francis proclaimed in Latin: “For the honor of the Blessed Trinity, the exaltation of the Catholic faith and the increase of Christian life, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and our own, after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having...
Development Issues

Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola is to engage the State Governors to agree on decongestion of the 253 custodial centres, prisons, across Nigeria.

JODIKE
Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola is to engage the State Governors to agree on decongestion of the 253 custodial centres, prisons, across Nigeria. The interface with the State Governors is necessary as more than 90 per cent of the inmates were being held for contravening state laws...