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Olumide Adebayo
April 21, 2020
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Risk to Accountability, Human Rights, As Legislative Houses Remain Shut

In the last several weeks, legislative houses in Nigeria, at the National and State levels, have been shut down. Although no specific executive pronouncement was made to close...

Olumide Adebayo
April 21, 2020
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Lockdown Pains Intensify

On Mach 30, 2020, Nigeria began its lockdown of citizens and economic activities, in response to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria would not be the only country on...

Olumide Adebayo
April 21, 2020
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Uncertainty in the Presidency as Buhari’s Chief of Staff Dies

Abba Kyari, 67 years old, chief of staff to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, died on Friday 17 April, from COVID-19. Kyari, a long-time ally of the President had...

Olumide Adebayo
April 21, 2020
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Countries Prepare to Re-open, Lift Lockdown

Many countries around the world issued lockdown orders to contain the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. This has brought social, religious and most economic activities to a halt,...

Olumide Adebayo
April 6, 2020
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Human Rights Concerns Mount Over COVID-19 Measures

In recent times, Nigeria’s respect for human rights, has been a dismal one, with human rights and citizens groups pointing out the worsening abuses of human rights and...

Olumide Adebayo
April 6, 2020
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Nigeria and COVID-19

There is no doubt that Nigeria is undergoing unprecedented and uncharted paths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world. As at Sunday April 5, the...

Olumide Adebayo
April 6, 2020
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NCDC to improve Testing Capacity for COVID-19

The capacity of Nigerian health authorities to carry out more COVID-19 tests has come into question, following the rise in the number of confirmed cases of the infection...

Olumide Adebayo
March 17, 2020
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US Report alleges Interference in Nigeria’s Elections

The State Department of the United States has questioned the credibility of the 2019 general elections conducted in Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its...

Olumide Adebayo
March 17, 2020
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Global Shutdown over COVID-19

Across the world, several countries have defined the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as not just an emergency but even a pandemic. The World Health organisation (WHO)...

Olumide Adebayo
March 17, 2020
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Kano deposes Emir Sanusi

The Kano State Government on Monday, March 9 announced the deposition of Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. This deposition culminates several months of tension between State Governor...

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