Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday that Iran-Nigeria misunderstanding on weapon shipment is resolved. “Some enemies of Iran and Nigeria claimed that the weapon shipment founded in Nigeria was linked to Iran. But it became clear to Nigerian officials that it had had nothing to do with Iran, Also an Iranian national who […]

Nigeria is among a group of nations categorized as “high risk” in the latest World Terrorism Risk Index. Placed on the 19th position, the country is viewed as high risk terror destination. Britain is placed at 47, behind the US at 33 and France at 44, but all remained in the “medium risk” category, while […]

I am really sorry I have to bring this up again, but my conscience, frustration and disgust will not allow me to rest. I have written several times about this issue, but because the situation is getting worse, I still have to write about it. Whilst in Abuja just this week, I learnt that each […]

The parliament, known in our own context as the legislature, is the connecting thread of the democratic process and arguably its most central institution. The quality of a country’s democracy can be easily judged via the quality of its parliament, how accessible, transparent, representative it is, and the extent to which it serves as a […]

Last week, the Court of Appeal sitting at Asaba annulled the fraudulent election of Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan as the Delta State Governor. In its judgment the Appeal Court found that the return made by the Independent National Electoral Commission in favour of Dr. Uduaghan was illegal as election did not take place in 14 […]