Today is Ash Wednesday; the day after Mardi Gras and the start of the Christian Lenten season that leads up to Easter. During the season, Christians around the world observe a period of reflection, prayer, and penance. Some churches mark the foreheads of worshippers with an ash cross on Ash […]
Month: February 2023
Peter Obi has left no one in doubt about his mental and physical fitness and none of the major candidates can stand him in any physical or mental contest. This is why almost all of them dodged the various presidential debates to which they were invited. And yes, physical and […]
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Wednesday, said by keeping sensitive and non-sensitive election materials with the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission has made its credibility and neutrality doubtable ahead of the February 25 and March 11 general elections. HURIWA, […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko With less than two weeks to Nigeria’s most significant election in the political annals of Nigeria, there is a general climate of fear, anxiety, and uneasiness, on the part of millions of Nigerians on the possibility that too many booby-traps have been set by political forces running […]
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Monday, backed the Nigeria Governors’ Forum that the continuous Naira scarcity of N200, N500, and N1,000 notes may quickly explode into a catastrophic economic crisis that will cause a severe recession and food inflation. HURIWA, in a statement […]
One of the greatest surprises that confronted me this morning was the refusal by Lagos BRT tickets to accept old naira notes from commuters. Until otherwise stated by the CBN, the old naira notes remain legal tender and anyone who rejects it is infringing on the laws of the land. […]
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Friday, tasked the new NLC President; Comrade Joe Ajaero, to stay true to his reputation and not allow power and the influence that comes with the position to corrupt him. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, […]
For the benefit of those who requested that I attach the Parties of the candidates I am projecting to win the various national assembly elections in Imo State, here is a more detailed analysis. Senate: 1. Imo West: LP/APC. However, should the PDP candidate succeed with his application for Supreme […]
Since Nigeria became a republic in 1963, thirteen different men have presided over our affairs as an independent nation. We will be going to the polls in a few weeks to elect a new civilian president; who will be the next president of Nigeria? Will it be Bola Tinubu, presidential […]