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10 questions President Buhari must answer before he is invited to the January 20 inauguration

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Why are you hounding #EndSARS protesters, forcing some of them into exile

(2) Why have you classified these unarmed protesters as terrorists

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Nigerian government uses anti-Boko Haram laws to pursue #EndSARS protesters labelling them terrorists

 

NIGERIA'S federal government has taken the persecution of EndSARS campaigners to new heights by labelling protesters as terrorists so the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) freeze their accounts on the Prevention of Terrorism Law.

 

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Joe Biden gets on with forming his administration by naming Ron Klain as his chief of staff

AMERICAN president-elect Joe Biden is pressing ahead with the formulation of his government despite the refusal of incumbent President Donald Trump to concede defeat by appointing long-time aide Ron Klain as he chief of staff.

 

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Sowore accuses government of planning to kill him over his support for #EndSARS protesters

 

FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters published Omoyele Sowore has expressed fears that the Nigerian government is trying to kill him over his role in supporting the recent #EndSARS protests.

 

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Ghanaian strongman John Jerry Rawlings dies after succumbing to Covid-19 complications

FORMER Ghanaian president John Jerry Rawlings has passed away at the age of 72 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra apparently from complications associated with the Covid-19 virus.

 

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Presidency says Umahi is welcome in APC as stage looks set for all-Igbo 2023 race

NIGERIA's presidency has welcomed the planned defection of the Ebonyi State governor Dave Umahi to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in what is seen as the first step in his bid to run for president in 2023.

 

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Lessons from the recent US elections: 10 Nigerian institutions that need to be operationally independent of ruling party politicians

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Independent National Electoral Commission
(2) Nigeria Police Force
(3) Department of State Security
(4) The three branches of the armed forces
(5) Central Bank of Nigeria
(6) National Judicial Council
(7) Nigerian Governors Forum
(8) Nigeria Immigration Service
(9) Supreme Court of Nigeria
(10) Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

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Rather than bother themselves with social media, here are 10 resolutions the recent Northern Governors Forum should have passed at its Kaduna summit

Ayo Akinfe

(1) We are committed to bridging the educational gap between northern and southern Nigeria over the next 15 years. As a result, every governor will spend at least 20% of his annual budget on education

(2) Every governor will ensure that there is at least one technical college in each local government area of his state. The goal is to achieve 100% vocational skills training by 2030

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President Buhari should write to the chairman of Pfizer today offering the following partnership deal

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Nigeria is willing to offer Pfizer land to build a factory that will produce 100m doses of this new coronavirus vaccine annually

(2) In conjunction with Air Peace, Nigeria is offering to distribute the vaccine across the African continent

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Trump plans to hold series of nationwide rallies as part of his ongoing defiance campaign

PRESIDENT Donald Trump is planning to hold a series of nationwide rallies over the coming weeks as part of his ongoing fight against the recent election results which showed he lost to former vice president Joe Biden.

 

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