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  Even if President Goodluck Jonathan successfully muscles his way to clinch the ticket of his ruling Peoples Democratic Party, he still faces serious and overwhelming hurdles that may spell doom for his political career and his badly fractious party   Last Tuesday, for the umpteenth time, President Goodluck Jonathan said that he was yet to make up his mind as far as 2015 presidential race is concerned. However, in a tone reeking of doublespeak, he promised to tell the nation his decision on the matter by 2014. And for purpose of emphasis, he reiterated that he has not authorised…

Despite Nigeria’s enormous resources and widely reported economic growth, majority of the citizens live under extremely harsh conditions, no thanks to a dearth of critical infrastructure For Zainab Majekodunmi, a 32-year-old mother of four, life has never been this unbearable. Majekodunmi, pregnant and expecting her fifth child, lives in a single room on a dusty street at Ilogbo, Ado-Odo Local Government area of Ogun State. On a good day, she makes N2,000 from her petty trading, an amount barely enough to support her family. Her husband who holds a National Diploma from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, earns N15,000 as a factory…

The name Agbekoya, which means ‘farmers reject suffering’ in Yoruba has been recognised as a formidable farmers organisation since 1938 when the popular Agbekoya Society (union of farmers and hunters) was formed. The group’s revolt of 1968-1969, popularly known as Agbekoya revolt, is arguably the first popular peasant revolt in the defunct Western Region against unpopular government policies affecting farmers. Since then, the group has remained the voice of the farmers in Western Nigeria. However, the Agbekoya Society has since developed into a national association opening branches in 32 states and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, where it operates…

President Goodluck Jonathan faces a big burden over amnesty for Boko Haram as a way of ending the insurgency in the North in the face of strong opposition and informed doubts over whether it is the right thing to do The contentious issue of amnesty for Boko Haram members evoked a lot of passion among Nigerians, last week, even as a security committee secretly worked on its practicability. But most of those involved in the debate may not be aware of the tension that the Presidency has had to contain even within the corridors of power. Aside from reports of…