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The appalling show of shame by the government on their reaction to the #EndSars report, by Chief Patrick Eholor On the promise by the government to look into the petition by the Nigerian youths that led to the #EndSars demonstrations, the Lagos state government took the lead and set up a tribunal to examine the matter seriously without bias and came out with a truthful report that will heal the wounds and fashion a way foward to avoid a repeat of such an ugly incident. Police brutality was the chief anchor by Nigerian youths to portray their anger about misgovernance…

OPINION: The Dilemma Of Democratic Rule In Africa- Recent Coup D’etat By The Military In Some African Countries In Perspective, By Chief Patrick Eholor The coming of the millennium ushered in the quick eradication of military rule in most if not all African countries. Military participation in governance became unfashionable and obsolete. The long era of military involvement in governance saw truncated growth and advancement of democratic principles and sustainable infrastructural and economic growth. Human capital development and quality of life was minimally jeopardized. Military rule is a government forced on the people through coup d’etat. It’s a very unpopular…

By Nwankwo Ebuka Geoffrey Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, former President of Nigeria (may his soul rest in perfect peace), achieved a lot as President of Nigeria. His achievements included, but not limited to the following: 1. Yar'Adua brought to end the militancy in Niger Delta region when he invited the militants to Aso Rock and urged them to lay down their arms. 2. Yar'Adua reversed the fraudulent sale of Nigeria assets by the Olusegun Obasanjo government, which sold the assets to cronies of Obasanjo at give-away prices. 3. Yar'Adua pioneered the policy of returning unspent funds to the national treasury at…

EndSars Experience: Police Brutality Lingers By now the much needed change should have started. Visible evidence to correct the anomalies and abuse of power are still eluding. How much longer shall we wait? The entire country is in distress with the unethical behavior of men in uniform in discharging their duties. It's normal to learn from experience and make necessary corrections. But from the body language and actions of the Nigeria Police Force, they seem unrepentant. 20th of October, 2021 marked the one year anniversary of the endsars protest by the Nigerian youths. Expectations were high on the needed reforms…