Category : Development Issues

Russian military losses in Ukraine, losing 1000 Russian soldiers in days; Ukraine forces got prepared for that. “Kyiv has been expecting a new Russian military offensive, convinced that after months of setbacks Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to highlight battlefield success before the anniversary of his unprovoked invasion on February 24.”...

“The African Union (AU) High Representative for the Horn of Africa, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, together with the other members of the High Level Panel for the AU-led Ethiopian Peace Process, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of the Republic of Kenya, and H.E. Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Deputy President of the Republic of...

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...

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...

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?...

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...

The United States of America and Russia may be extending their aggressive counts into Africa and Sudan may be the testing ground. This becomes an issue of concern as the US warns Sudan of serious consequences if it allows the establishment of a Russian military base on the Red Sea coast....

Are Nigerian borders porous? Yes is the most confident answer. Are Nigeria neighboring countries of Cameroon, Benin, Mali, and other others depending on petroleum products smuggled from Nigeria for their daily needs? Again the answer is yes....