Atedo Peterside Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Atedo Peterside has noted that the best way to destroy democracy is to allow people who do not win elections assume office. The Chairman of Anap Foundation also that the youths must fight for a democracy where elections are devoid of manipulations. Speaking at the annual State of …

The Centre for Advancement of Civil Liberties and Development, also known as Centre for Liberty (CFL) is a network of social change agents who are committed to institutional reforms, protection of fundamental human rights, democratic and legislative governance and digital freedom. CFL is dedicated to reawakening the citizens and mobilizing them for non-violent citizens’ actions …

By Nwafor Sunday The saying that ‘the world will soon come to an end’, is still considered untrue, by many who act mundanely. The story in Vietnam has left us to submit hypothetically that majority of humans do not belief about the preached ‘end of the world’. Of course, sex is good especially when one …

Mikel Arteta will face former mentor Pep Guardiola after Arsenal were drawn against Manchester City in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. Arsenal manager Arteta spent three seasons as an assistant to Guardiola during an unprecedented period of success for City before swapping jobs last December. The sides have met twice since then, with Arsenal exacting revenge …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described as “unassailable and unquestionable” the eligibility of its Lagos East by-election senatorial candidate, Mr Tokunbo Abiru. The APC, in a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, said there was no court suit challenging the eligibility of Abiru as being reported in some …

President Donald Trump and his wife, Melanie. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have wished President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania a quick recovery after the couple tested positive for COVID-19. Pence expressed his well-wishes to Trump and his wife Melania, when he tweeted: “Karen and I send our love …

President Muhammadu Buhari The Presidency has told artisans not to pay anybody, under any guise, while trying to access the support grant under the National Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP). Mr Tola Johnson, Special Assistant to the President on Micro Small and Medium and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Office of the Vice President, said this at the inauguration …

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Amb. Adeyinka Asekun, says the host country is unfairly denying a lot of Nigerians visas including students. Asekun stated this during a webinar on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary organised by the mission on Thursday evening. He expressed the hope that the issue would be addressed in the draft bilateral agreement, which both …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described as “unassailable and unquestionable” the eligibility of its Lagos East by-election senatorial candidate, Mr Tokunbo Abiru. The APC, in a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, said there was no court suit challenging the eligibility of Abiru as being reported in …

President Trump on Thursday slammed potential changes to rules for future presidential debates after the acrimonious first clash with Joe Biden this week. “Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?” Trump wrote on Twitter. The Commission on Presidential Debates, …

Abdulrasheed Maina By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Malam Abdulrasheed Maina has said that he knew how to use his technical expertise and patriotism to recover the sum of ten billion US Dollars for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari within 30 days. Aliyu Musa,Media, aide to Abdulrasheed Maina, in …

President Muhammadu Buhari Aside from fuel, President Buhari also spoke on his readiness to pursue credible elections in Nigeria, warning that Nigerians who sell their votes should be prepared to be denied their rights. He said that it was the desperation of the political class that leads to compromising the judiciary to upturn legitimate decisions of …

President Muhammadu Buhari By Clifford Ndujihe, Anayo Okoli,  Udeme Akpan, Victor Ahiuma-Young, Mike Eboh, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Dirisu Yakubu & Ediri Ejoh Hard knocks yesterday trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s justification of recent fuel price hike in Nigeria on the ground that neighbouring oil-producing countries of Niger, Chad and Ghana as well as Saudi Arabia in Middle-East sell …

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has estimated that Nigeria spends $5 billion to import foods annually out of which $1.5 billion goes to importation of milk and other dairy products. Permanent Secretary, FMARD, Abdulkadir Mu’azu, stated this at a workshop of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations Technical Cooperation …

The General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare has stated that we are in a nation where the blind leads the seeing. He made this known at an annual conference, The Platform, organised by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday. Speaking at the virtual event hosted by Poju Oyemade to commemorate the …

RevolutionNow Protest against bad governance in Nigeria at Maryland In Lagos yesterday. …DSS’ bid to disrupt Osogbo protest fails as Ataoja shows solidarity …Security arrests, releases protesters …Journalist brutalised, activists arrested as police disrupt RevolutionNow protest in Lagos …Sowore’s group march in Abuja against poor governance …Storms US embassy over insecurity …Demands Buhari’s resignation …SERAP condemns …

Former Emir of Kano and ex-governor of the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN, Muhammad Sanusi, said yesterday that those who claim to represent the interest of the country’s geopolitical zones were fighting for their pockets. Sanusi, who stated this at The Platform, an annual conference organised virtually by Covenant Christian Centre, led by Poju Oyemade, in …

…Nothing to show after 7yrs of privatization …Says downstream not deregulated because prices are fixed By Ediri Ejoh &   Joseph Oso The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, yesterday cautioned the Electricity Distribution Companies of Nigeria, DISCOs, to stop threatening to pull out of the deal they had with the federal government to provide the nation …

By Anietie Okon NIGERIA has metamorphosed from a fragment of unique entities, civilizations, traditional administrative and religious systems to a sovereign state slowly growing towards nationhood. Newswatch from its inception in 1984, has been nothing but; daring, objective, scrutinizing, and unprejudiced in its approach to journalism and news reporting in Nigeria. Newswatch, has been a tool …

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said yesterday the country recorded 2,080 road crashes in the second quarter of this year (Q2’20) with 5,535 Nigerians injured and 855 killed. The crashes were as a result of speed violation, wrongful overtaking and dangerous overtaking. In its latest Road Transport Data Report, the bureau …