While commending the architects of census taking in Nigeria in 2022, I wish to seize this opportunity to use this medium to express my disenchantments and observations on how the critics of the funding and conduct of the National Census have got it all wrong. One group of critics has opined that the census taking…
The large number of displaced Nigerians, in addition to proximity to the 2023 General Elections, formed the crux of the call for the postponement of the 2022 Population Census by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in a communique issued at the end of a recent meeting in Kaduna. Within the context of relatively high prevalence…
DemDigest Democratic societies still retain a “priceless asset” that is illustrated in the results of a major new study. The citizens surveyed across 55 countries have confirmed their commitment to the values of freedom and democracy, notes Dominique Reynié, University Professor at Sciences Po, and Executive Director of the Fondation pour l’innovation politique (Fondapol). “Our data…
Is the dazzling success of the Malian army against the terrorists showing the perseverance and determination of Asimi Goita bearing fruit? A report by Continental Africa cited recent army successes despite ECOWAS sanctions. In Mali, the army led by Colonel Assimi Goïta has shown that it can fight terrorism better than foreign forces. His latest results…
Over 16 years after the last nation headcount, majority of Nigerians believe that the successful conduct of 2022 population and housing census promises to be one of the most enduring legacies that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari would bequeath to our beloved country. However, political pundits under the guise in theof Northern Leaders of…
The question of whether the Nigerian economy is in a current position to afford the cost of a national census has been a recurring topic in debate on the 2022 Population and Housing Census. Some analysts have argued that the census in this period of economic recession is an avoidable burden on the national economy…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has unveiled plans to forestall jail breaks, attacks and boosts the welfare of staff and inmates across all custodial centres. The Controller General, NCoS, Mr Haliru Nababa, said this in his New Year message to the staff and inmates on Friday in Abuja. Nababa appreciated all officers and men of…
Oseyiza King Oogbodo, aka Kingg Oogbodo as a musician-model-actor-content creator, and Oseyiza Oogbodo as a writer-poet-author-journalist, has cried out for help. According to the author of Women Don’t ENJOY Sex, If My Daughter Becomes A Prostitute, Demons Tremble At My Sight, Jesus Will Return Through Nigeria, I Wasn’t Paid For My Bill Clinton Performance and…
Joy rent air yesterday at the residence of Chief Olufemi Omotara at Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo local govt as members of APC joined PDP during stakeholders meeting. Delivering his welcome address, the party Chairman, Alhaji Tunji Awotayo, expressed his gratitude to Almighty God for sparing their lives to witness the first stakeholders meeting in the new…
A former Senate President, Pius Anyim, has advised the Super Eagles not to underrate Tunisia in their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) second-round match in Garoua on Sunday. Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. The…
