@inecnigeria has disregarded the Electoral Act by failing to publish the voters’ register online for public scrutiny, even after the statutory 90-day deadline has passed.
Competence is not a regional or ethnic idea. It is the ability to plan, spend carefully, and deliver measurable outcomes. Peter Obi’s record is the evidence; the question is whether Nigeria is ready to treat that evidence as more important than familiar political arrangements.
Senator Victor Umeh takes the case for #Biafra to the floor of the Senate, warning that: “The consequences of Igbo marginalization will be huge”. And he queried why a federal agency in Southeast got only ₦4b while the same agency in the other regions got ₦60b.
The targeting and killing of Ndi Igbo in Nigeria especially in the North, did not begin or end with the Biafran War. The roots of these grievances runs deep into colonial era.
Resource, allocation and political exclusion.
History is documented. You can’t erase it by denying it.
What did Igbo men sound like over 100 years ago?
Listen to one of the oldest preserved recordings of an Igbo conversation, made in 1911 during Northcote W. Thomas’ anthropological surveys.
English translation included. Listen to the end.
Burkina Faso inaugurated its first-ever gold refinery, with President Ibrahim Traore saying the country wanted to process its mineral resources locally and take control of the entire value chain
This is the home of a minimum-wage earner in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Their children have access to free, world-class public education.
So, when people leave the country in search of a better life, don’t be too quick to blame them.
Sometimes, people are simply searching for a society where their hard work can guarantee them a decent life and a better future for their children.
Our politicians have failed the people terribly. Their wickedness and selfishness have consequences.
“There is no single secondary school in our village. Since they gave birth to us, we have never seen electricity here or even pipe-borne water. We only have one government teacher who teaches from Primary 1 to Primary 6.”
— People of Nenwe in Enugu State cry out over the lack of basic amenities in their community.