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[Covid-19: My lockdown diary] Day 1: A ghostly spectacle after unusual Sunday worship

By Theophilus Abbah 170 0
By Theophilus Abbah President Muhammadu Buhari’s much-delayed and anxiously-awaited authoritative speech on Covid-19, delivered on Sunday, March 29, locked down Abuja, Lagos and Ogun from Monday, March 30. That’s for millions who wake up at sunrise and retire to bed at sunset in these cities. But as for me and the multitude to whom the […]Continue Reading
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‘How they survived Covid-19’

By Theophilus Abbah 202 0
As Covid-19 pandemic is ruining the lives of thousands of persons across the world, some survivors are telling their stories, which span the signs and symptoms of the virus attack, quality of medical support they received, the height of fear they suffered, some common social and health solutions, and how they eventually recovered from the […]Continue Reading
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Covid-19 in Nigeria: Cislac Demands Total Accountability of Donated Funds (Press Release)

By Theophilus Abbah 214 0
While the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/ Transparency International in Nigeria commends and appreciates the ongoing donations by indigenous groups towards the combating the COVID-2019 virus pandemic and its socio-economic impacts, we at the same time, call for total accountability of the utilisation and distribution of funds. As we welcome the recent Continue Reading
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10 Main Points in Buhari’s Covid-19 Speech

By Theophilus Abbah 182 0
Whole instrument of government mobilized to tackle pandemic Covid-19 has no cure to date Three preventive measures are (i) regular hygiene (ii) sanitary practice (iii) social distancing N15 billion set aside as response Citizens in Lagos, FCT and Ogun should stay at home Air travels suspended Relief materials for satellite towns in Lagos and Abuja […]Continue Reading
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‘How Nigeria can cope with plummeting crude oil prices’

By Theophilus Abbah 207 0
Eliminate oil theft and leakages in the system Optimize supply chain Introduce alternative energies Maintenance of distribution infrastructure Passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill Remove fuel subsidy Bring in multiple players to participate in importation Oil marketers, under the umbrella of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), has said that the global Continue Reading
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How to deal with economic fallout of Coronavirus

By Theophilus Abbah 162 0
…Roles of CBN, Ministry of Finance Apart from being a health challenge, Coronavirus is taking its toll on the economy of many countries, including Nigeria. For instance, capital markets have been plummeting, with a huge loss as high as 10 per cent, in the last few weeks. Many economies are not functioning effectively, as supply […]Continue Reading
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[Lesson from Abroad] Is Nigeria on path to Somalia?

By Theophilus Abbah 152 0
Somalia: There Is No Government Here, By Muno Gedi (A transnational investigation by the African Investigative Publishing Collective (AIPC)) “I wake up every day ready to fight to survive” The Shebelle river flows into Somalia from Ethiopia, through the regional capital Beledweyne further into the Hiran region, down to Buluboorde and beyond. Many farmers tend […]Continue Reading
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[INSIGHT]: Is NSA’s role in The Presidency ambiguous?

By Theophilus Abbah 226 0
By Theophilus Abbah Nigerians were embarrassed this week to learn that President Muhammadu Buhari’s kitchen cabinet was in disarray over who-does-what in the difficult battle against the hydra-headed insecurity in the country. In a nutshell, a leaked memo divulged the frustration that President Buhari’s National Security Adviser, General Mohammed Babagana Monguno, has Continue Reading
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10 Characteristics of 10 Jihadist Groups Troubling Sahel and Nigeria

By Theophilus Abbah 250 Post a comment
Just as Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks have led to thousands of deaths in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, so have these terror groups caused thousands of deaths in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. The Jihadist groups include Macina Libration Front, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), Ansaroul Islam, Katiba Serma, Al-Qaeda in […]Continue Reading
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Inside Nigeria’s Failed Vision 2020

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Ten years may sound like a blurry, distant future. But built into them are minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years that provide harbor for infinitesimal opportunities that transform the lives of men and the fortunes of nations. Men and nations who benefit from time are those who employ their imagination in crafting long-term visions […]Continue Reading
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Beheading of Christians as ‘work of God’

By Theophilus Abbah 227 0
Spreading fear and horror with the beheading of 11 Christians in Borno State, the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) contaminated Christmas celebration in Nigeria. The violent sect, with that bloodshed, has left an indelible scar of sorrow in the lives of Christians, the bereaved families and Nigeria, as a nation. In the video […]Continue Reading
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