It was a damning report, a disturbing report. As a human rights organization, Amnesty International often raises issues concerning human rights violations in the North East of Nigeria. The army …

It just cannot be true that the Nigerian military engaged in human rights abuses against captured Boko Haram suspected fighters. Nigerian military officers, like all officers of decent militaries, are …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration last week was a mixed bag. On the plus side, the president gave an inaugural speech that—despite a few wrinkles—was tailored for the occasion. The speech …

On May, 29th, 2015, at the famous Eagle Square, Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Muhammadu Buhari, the victorious candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), at the recently concluded 2015 …

The title of this piece, “This House Has Fallen”, was the title of Karl Maier’s book, a USA journalist, written in 2000 about the chronicles of a nation (Nigeria) on …

Now that the campaigns and elections are over and the winners have been sworn in at both the federal and state levels, I think that the best next step for …

The problems with modern societies are many and they hinder economic development of most societies. Wars, reduction in the production of goods and services, inflation and disparities in income in …

May 29, 2015 Press Release Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am …

With the formal declaration by Lieutenant-Colonel Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Military Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, on Tuesday, May 30 1967, Biafra entered the world. There are scholars who claim …

I don’t know what’s going through President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s mind at the moment, but his job—daunting to begin with—just got tougher. Nigeria is beset by one of the worst fuel …