Late Dr. Festus Iyayi The Abuja Collective, made up of activists from universities, the students movement and labour movement, professional bodies and other civil society groups, is organisi... Read more

By James Ogunjimi Nations are not built on individual sentiments, be it negative or positive sentiments. That’s the premise on which I will begin my write-up. Nigerians are one of the most s... Read more

PRO-DEMOCRACY CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTATIVE MEETING/WORLD PRESS BRIEFING We the undersigned, being Pro-Democracy Civil Society Organisations, invite you to a consultative meeting, and subsequen... Read more

By Jaye Gaskia In the last few days the FGN has released its working document for the convening of the National Conference. We now know the government is proposing 492 delegates, of which 46... Read more

By Jaye Gaskia Ruling political elites, the ruling class everywhere globally are united in trying to discourage and discountenance the organised, conscious mass self activity of the ordinary... Read more

By Kayode Ketefe How Europe underdeveloped Africa is a popular book by a Guyana-born renowned African intellectual and political activist, Walter Rodney.  In that 1972 classic, Rodney a... Read more

By Sophia Jones Ahmad Badawy, who works for the Egyptian Democratic Academy in Cairo, says he remains committed to the revolution even amid a severe crackdown by the military government. | S... Read more

By Godwin Onyeacholem With its relentless perpetuation of unsavoury politics, the current People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government has, more than any other administration known to Ni... Read more

By Theophilus Ilevbare “Corruption is not the cause of all the problems confronting Africa. In terms of security, Boko Haram is the biggest challenge we (Nigeria) have at the moment.” – Pres... Read more

By Jaye Gaskia Sometimes when pummelled by the storms of our vicarious existence, I often take some steps back to reflect. And in those moments of reflection, I do wonder whether any of the... Read more