Podcasts about Muhammadu Buhari

Wike-Fubara Crisis - We've No Patient To Act - Rivers Ruler Tells Militantshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/wike-fubara-crisis-weve-no-patient-to-act-rivers-ruler-tells-militants/21/03/2025/#Issues #Ahmad #Buhari #Fubara #Ibas #NASS #Rivers #Tinubu #Wike ©March 21st, 2025 ®March 21, 2025 8:03 am Rivers State's partial military ruler, a retired Vice Admiral and former Nigeria Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas on Thursday evening made his maiden statewide broadcast, calling on any trouble makers apparently speaking directly to the militants who have been linked to the destruction and bombing of crude oil pipelines in the state, to desist from such act henceforth because his government as appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Sole Administrator in Rivers State and approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate of the National Assembly on Thursday, has no patient to act against any action that threatened the peace, social and economic stability of the oil rich Rivers State, this, former Presidential Spokesperson on new media, Bashir Ahmad revealed that it was under the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 that the National Assembly repealed and enacted a new law that gave the President the powers to suspend an elected sitting governor and lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, but, by Nigeria legal system, the Acts enacted by the National Assembly automatically becomes noid and void when the Acts or laws enacted by the National Assembly contradicted or violated any session of the Nigeria 1999 Constitution as amended. #OsazuwaAkonedo

Nnamdi Kanu Stage Resistance In Court, Insists Binta Nyako Can't Judge The Casehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nnamdi-kanu-stage-resistance-in-court-insists-binta-nyako-cant-judge-the-case/10/02/2025/#Breaking News #AbdulAziz #Abuja #Adamawa #Awomolo #Biafra #Binta #Buhari #EFCC #Kanu #Katsina #Murtala #Niger #Nnamdi #Nyako #Tsoho ©February 10th, 2025 Justice Binta Nyako of Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned indefinitely after the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu as seen in a privileged video footage during today court session, staged a resistance protest, insisting while confronting the judge face to face including the prosecuting counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo that Justice Binta who is an indigene of Katsina State, same state with former President Muhammadu Buhari is biased, saying, Justice Nyako who had held a political position of Katsina State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice that her court is not a court of law but a shrine of injustice, accusing the judge of poke nosing with authorities to pass wrong judgement against him inorder to be left off the hook by the Federal Government, her son, Abdul-Aziz Nyako and her husband, retired Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako who was once Chief of Naval Staff, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, pioneer former military Governor of Niger State, two times Governor of Adamawa State who were impeached twice by Adamawa State House of Assembly for misconduct, one of the soldiers that fought against Biafra during Nigeria civil war, a current member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC who is facing corruption charges alongside his son in a criminal allegation filed before court of law since 2015 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over alleged cases of abuse of office, criminal conspiracy, theft and money laundering. #OsazuwaAkonedo

Tsoffin shugabannin Najeriya guda 2 wato Olusegun Obasanjo da Muhammadu Buhari sun gurfana a wata kotun sasanta rikicin kwangilla domin bada ba'asi a kan soke kwangilar gina tashar samar da wutar lantarki ta Mambila da ministan Obasanjo ya bayar bada saninsa ba, da kuma kin biyan kudin sasanta matsalar da gwamnatin Buhari ta ki. Dangane da wannan dambarwa Bashir Ibrahim Idris ya tatauna da daya daga cikin dattawan kasar Alhaji Sule Ammani,  Yarin Katsina.Shiga alamar sauti, domin sauraron cikakkiyartattaunawar.

A Najeriya bayan shafe shekaru da dama ana gyaran matatar man fetur na ƙasar da ke birnin Fatakwal a jihar Ribas, kamfanin man fetur na kasar NNPCL ya sanar da kammala gyarar a ranar Talata, inda ya kuma ce ba tare da wani bata lokaci ba tuni aka fara dakon man.NNPCL ya kuma shaida cewa sauran matatun mai na ƙasar, wato na Warri da Kaduna ma za su fara aiki ba tare da sanar da takamammen ranar da hakan zai kasance ba. Wakilinmu na Abuja, Mohammed Sani Abubakar ya tattaunawa da shugaban kamfanin na NNPCL Mele Kyari. Ku latsa alamar sauti domin jin hirar da aka yi da shi...

The NERC said Saturday's grid collapse was a result of a current transformer explosion. Despite the huge investment in the power sector, the national grid collapsed about 105 times under the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.What should be done to fix the electricity problem in Nigeria?Join Richard Badung to discuss the issue on the national grid with Valentine Adeseh (Veteran Journalist and Public Affairs Analyst)

In this episode of the Mic On Podcast, Seun Okinbaloye hosts Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, the former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property under the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. They discuss Obono-Obla's suspension, which he describes as a witch hunt, as well as the unfounded allegations of forgery and corruption that led to his prosecution. Obono-Obla reveals details of the high-profile corruption investigations he conducted, the lack of government support he faced, and the personal and professional challenges that arose from his commitment to fighting corruption. He also comments on the need for political and ideological integrity within Nigeria's anti-corruption agencies and offers cautious optimism about the current administration's potential. Guest: Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla (Former Chairman, Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property)

President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023 took the oath of office as the sixteenth leader of Nigeria.He took over from Muhammadu Buhari, who stayed eight years in the saddle. At his inauguration at the Eagle Square Abuja, Tinubu, was declared winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In his inaugural speech, he said: “Subsidy is gone.” He later floated the naira to compete with the dollar as a means of stabilising the volatility in the forex market.Meanwhile on the Plateau, the first year of the Governor and his cabinet members has been greeted with both gains and pains, in as much as the governor has been applauded in some areas such as transportation, giving attention to abandoned projects, restructuring the Greater Jos Master Plan and also implementing the executive order, the people have called on the attention of the government to other areas like the educational sector, employment, insecurity and creation of an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state. How have the policies of the government in the Nigerian economy favoured the people on both the national and state level?How will you assess the present administration's efforts and policies towards fixing the nation so far?Join Emile Alibeku and Richard Badung as they reel out some of the achievements and challenges of the current administration both at the state and federal level as the government mark their one year in office.Guest: Manji Wilson (Human Rights Activists) Abuja, via Phone callYomi Kosoko(Veteran Journalist and Public Affairs Analyst) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-fm-podcast/message

Nigeria has been on a roller coaster, from dwindling economy and increased cost of living, to insecurity, it's safe to say the country is experiencing its fair share of down time!In the mist of this, the former president of the Nation, Muhammadu Buhari has said and I quote, “Nigeria is so complex. Really, there isn't much anybody can do.”How true is that? Join us on this episode of our weekly podcast as we explore ways Nigeria can be made better

Episode 106 with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, who is the former Senior Special Assistant on Digital Transformation to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, spearheaded the creation and execution of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) program. The Nigeria Startup Act project is a joint initiative by Nigeria's tech startup ecosystem and the Presidency to harness the potential of Nigeria's digital economy through co-created regulations. The Act is aimed at ensuring that Nigeria's laws and regulations are clear, planned, and work for the tech ecosystem by creating an enabling  environment.The Act was signed into law by H.E. President Muhammadu Buhari on the 19th of October, 2022. Over 30 leaders in Nigeria's tech ecosystem contributed to its drafting between June and September 2021, but what impact has it had on Nigeria's tech ecosystem so far?What We Discuss With Oswald GuobadiaCould you elaborate on the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) program's objectives and its impact on Nigeria's tech ecosystem and digital economy?What were the key challenges you faced during the execution of the  Nigeria Startup Act?What strategies did you use to bring together diverse stakeholders and ensure their active involvement in the NSA program?What positive legacy do you believe the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) program has left in areas such as technology and human capital?What advice would you give to other countries or regions aspiring to create similar programs to boost their tech ecosystems? Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notesDid you miss my previous episode where I discuss African Capital Markets Reimagined: Building a Platform to Trade Debt and Equity Securities Across African Markets With Eugene Tawiah? Make sure to check it out!Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamuConnect with Oswald on LinkedIn at Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, and Twitter @OsOsaGuobadiaSupport the showDo you want to do business in Africa? Explore the vast business opportunities in African markets and increase your success with ETK Group. Connect with us at www.etkgroup.co.uk or reach out via email at info@etkgroup.co.uk

A disastrous eight years of Buharinomics, the clueless management of the Nigerian economy under former president Muhammadu Buhari, and a shaky Tinubunomics of the months-old current Presidency of Bola Tinubu are unravelling the extraordinary danger the Nigerian economy faces under the All Progressives Congress (APC) which appears to do more politics than economy management, multiple concerned analysts said over the weekend. “Buhari got us into this cul-de-sac. He was not only clueless about the economy, but there was a free reign of baseless economic policies driven by individual, rather than national, interest,” said a university politics professor who did not want to be named. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4581134/advertisement

The new head of the Nigerian treasury, officially designated ‘Minister of Finance', Wale Edun, will have fully taken charge. But in the quest to see that all the levers of economic policy management are well aligned, the attention of analysts and others following the unfolding direction of the Nigerian economy, will shift to the person to be appointed substantive governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and consequently, the person to lead monetary policy during the President Tinubu's administration. Finance Minister Edun's assumption of office has already raised high expectations, which will now be taken higher, with regard to the management of the fiscal policy side of executive governance, say multiple economic and financial analysts, many of whom hold the strong view that in the eight years that former president Muhammadu Buhari held sway in the political-administrative landscape of Nigeria, he was abysmally short on fiscal policy governance, with his two appointed ministers of finance arguably among the worst to have held the position in the country.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4581134/advertisement

Bola Tinubu a été désigné le 9 juillet président de la Cédéao, l'organisation sous-régionale. Défense de la démocratie, mise sur pied d'une troïka chargée de réfléchir sur les transitions démocratiques et les questions de sécurité, nomination d'un émissaire pour rencontrer les autorités maliennes, burkinabè et guinéennes… Le nouveau président nigérian a très vite imprimé sa marque. Quelle sera sa marge de manœuvre ? Va-t-il pouvoir renouveler une institution très décriée ces derniers temps ? Francis Kpatindé, spécialiste de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et maître de conférences à Sciences Po Paris, est l'invité de RFI. RFI : Francis Kpatindé, Bola Tinubu, peut-il relancer la Communauté économique des États d'Afrique de l'Ouest (Cédéao) ?Francis Kpatindé : Oui, apparemment, il donne le sentiment qu'il peut relancer la machine. Il veut rompre avec l'atonie des deux quadriennats de son prédécesseur. Il semble vouloir prendre toute sa place dans le jeu diplomatique régional.Le retour du Nigeria sur le devant de la scène diplomatique était souhaité en plus par de nombreux dirigeants ouest-africains.Absolument. Vous savez, être le pays le plus peuplé d'Afrique, la première économie du continent, confère des responsabilités. Et je n'oublie pas que le Nigeria est candidat à un siège même permanent au Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU en cas d'élargissement.A peine désigné, Bola Tinubu a tenu un discours très ferme vis-à-vis des juntes militaires actuellement au pouvoir dans la région. Mais que peut changer son arrivée sur un plan politique ?C'est très important, le poids politique, géopolitique et diplomatique du Nigeria en Afrique de l'Ouest. Quand le Nigeria est enrhumé, comme on dit, c'est toute l'Afrique de l'Ouest qui tousse. C'est normal que Tinubu veuille peser. Je pense qu'on revient vers le pouvoir de Sani Abacha dans les années 1990 et de Olusegun Obasanjo. Bola Tinubu connaît l'Afrique de l'Ouest parce qu'il y a vécu, il a fait des affaires au Nigeria, certes, mais également en Côte d'Ivoire, au Ghana, en Guinée. Donc, il connait la région, et je pense qu'il veut mettre un terme aux atermoiements du Nigeria ces dix ou quinze dernières années.Trois pays, le Nigeria, le Bénin et la Guinée-Bissau ont été chargés de réfléchir sur les transitions démocratiques et les questions de sécurité dans la sous-région. Dans ce cadre, Patrice Talon va prochainement se rendre au Mali, au Burkina Faso et en Guinée. Cela veut dire que le président béninois va désormais plus s'impliquer sur les sujets régionaux ?C'est très intéressant, parce que, jusque-là, le président béninois Patrice Talon était très réservé sur les sommets régionaux, ou même panafricains. Ses relations avec Muhammadu Buhari [l'ex-président nigérian, Ndlr] étaient plutôt tièdes. Et avec Bola Tinubu, il semble plus volontaire à rejoindre pleinement la grande famille diplomatique ouest-africaine. Il a même accepté d'assumer des responsabilités. Il y a une volonté de la part du président Bola Tinubu de renouveler les médiateurs, les missi dominici qui vont dans ces pays avec des résultats plutôt mitigés.Sur un plan sécuritaire, il est question de relancer la force en attente de la Cédéao. Quels pourraient être ses moyens humains ?On peut imaginer mettre sur pied une force, l'Ecomog de la sous-région par exemple, en puisant dans le contingent ouest-africain qui est présent actuellement déjà dans la Minusma [la mission des Nations unies au Mali, Ndlr]. La Minusma est en train de passer la main. Ceux-ci n'auront plus qu'à juste troquer leurs casques bleus contre les casques blancs de la Cédéao.Mais la Minusma était financée par les Nations unies. La force en attente de la Cédéao ne sera financée que par la Cédéao. De quels autres moyens financiers pourrait-elle disposer ?Cette force sera financée par le Nigeria, qui n'est pas un petit pays, il faut le rappeler. Et le président béninois insiste beaucoup sur un point : c'est que les États de la région doivent mettre la main à la poche. Donc, il faudra le Nigeria, des pays comme le Ghana, le Sénégal, la Côte d'Ivoire, qui sont les mieux lotis de la région, et qui doivent mettre la main à la poche. Il en va de la sécurité de l'ensemble des pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest.Et on pourrait imaginer, selon vous, un financement peut-être onusien ou européen, voire d'une manière générale de la communauté internationale ?Je crois que ça arrangerait même la communauté dite internationale, parce que ça allégerait son implication et les suspicions que ça entraîne, et pousser plutôt à une force régionale. L'Ecomog, qui a été créée en 1990, qui a compté jusqu'à 20 000 soldats et officiers, a contribué à amener la paix au Liberia, en Sierra Leone, et même en Côte d'Ivoire. Donc, ce sont des soldats qui connaissent la région. Et je crois que si on trouve un financement, si le président nigérian décide vraiment de mettre le paquet, comme l'ont fait certains de ses prédécesseurs, ça peut être une solution qui sauverait la face de tout le monde.

Muhammadu Buhari served as the President of Nigeria between 2015 and 2023, having left office three weeks ago. Buhari is a longstanding character in Nigerian politics, having run for President five times, and led the country as a military dictator in the 1980s. The administration of Nigeria is made almost impossible by the intertwined issues of ethnic, linguistic and religious division, corruption, terrorism, poverty and population pressures. By the standards of Nigerian politicians, Buhari came to power with relatively good intentions to reform the state, and did not engage in the corrupt activity that ensnared so many others. But did he succeed? Given the challenges facing any Nigerian politics, was success, however defined, possible at all? That is the question at the heart of today's episode. My guest today is Ufuoma Egbamuno. Ufuoma is a Nigerian journalist who currently leads the Nigeria Info newsroom. He reports and tweets (@foskolo) on a wide range of subjects outside politics, including popular culture and sport. 

In this podcast, we delve into the paradox surrounding Nigeria's political landscape and the question of whether Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the legitimate president and leader of the country or an impostor. The international financial community, including Reuters and Bloomberg, has expressed enthusiasm for Tinubu's agenda, praising his quick reforms, such as removing fuel subsidies and overhauling the currency system. They see him as a potential solution to the disastrous legacy left by former President Muhammadu Buhari. However, it's important to consider whether these commendations align with the interests of Nigerians or primarily serve Western economic interests. While Tinubu has impressed some Nigerians, there remains a lingering perception that he possesses a stolen mandate, particularly considering the ongoing presidential election tribunal. The Nigerian judiciary's reputation is also at stake, and unless compelling countervailing evidence is presented, a verdict upholding Tinubu's election could further harm its standing and cement his reputation as an interloper. __________________________________________________________ Don't miss a beat! Follow "The Offside Musings Podcast" on Substack for articles accompanying our episodes: offsidemusings.substack.com Listen to all episodes of "The Offside Musings Podcast" here and on your favorite podcast platforms. Stay connected with us on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHM... Facebook: TheoffsideMusingsPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_offside... Twitter: https://twitter.com/@MusingsOffside TikTok: Theoffsidemusingspodcast Thank you for tuning in and supporting our show! __________________________________________________________ The Offside Musings Podcast is a production of The Droit Media. We're excited to announce that our podcast has been featured in Feedspot's Top 35 Nigeria Podcasts! Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/nigeria_podcasts/ To support and follow our podcast episodes and columns, visit our Substack profile at: https://substack.com/profile/58810793... You can also support us on PayPal at: paypal.me/thedriot Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-offside-musings/support

Nigeria has enjoyed uninterrupted democracy since 1999, that's for 24 years now.Initially celebrated on May 29, former President Muhammadu Buhari on June 6, 2018 through a presidential declaration announced June 12 as the new Democracy Day in Nigeria.In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we discuss the significance of Nigeria's Democracy.

A Nigerian chef set a new global record for the longest hours of non-stop cooking as she cooked for 100 hours, surpassing the current record. Hilda Baci had been cooking when she set out to beat the Guinness World Record of 87 hours and 45 minutes set in 2019 by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef. By attempting to beat the record, the Nigerian chef said she wanted to show how hardworking and determined Nigerian youths are and also as a campaign for young African women who are sidelined in society. “Even when it comes to the brands you want to work with, it is like you have to go an extra mile to be taken seriously,” said Baci, adding that she hoped too that the world would learn more about Nigerian cuisines. At 15:00 GMT on May 11, she started to cook dozens of Nigerian delicacies under supervision, ranging from soups to stew and various proteins. Jollof rice, one of the most iconic West African dishes, was also featured on the menu. She has had only five-minute breaks every hour or an accumulated one hour after a stretch of 12 hours for everything else, from bathing to medical checkups and resting. As thousands of locals and celebrities cheered her on at the scene through day and night, many more monitored online via several streaming platforms. After she surpassed the current cooking record, President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted that May 15 was a great day for Nigeria. “Hilda's drive, ambition and resilience have brought great interest and insight into the uniqueness of Nigerian food,” said Buhari. As Baci neared the 100-hour mark, Kingsley Ofoma at the scene said he never doubted her to surpass the global record. “The energy here is very high and positive; everybody is having fun,” he said. “So eating her food free of charge is not even the best of it.” This article was provided by The Associated Press.

After successfully completing his second tenure as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and handing over power to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,  former President Muhammadu Buhari returned to his hometown, Daura in Katsina State the same day. Though there are speculations that he will leave Daura for Kaduna after six Months.In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we discuss why Mohammadu Buhari will stay in Daura after six months.

May 29 is here, and Muhammadu Buhari is handing over the mantle of leadership Bola Ahmed Tinubu.As part of our series heralding the inauguration of a new administration in Nigeria, we bring you five things you may not know about Ahmed Bola Tinubu and much more.

Nigeria has opened an oil plant billed as Africa's largest refinery. Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the new facility in Lagos, calling it a "game-changer". With a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day, the $19 billion plant built by Aliko Dangote – Africa's wealthiest man – could help Nigeria's drive to lower imports of refined petroleum products and even become a net exporter. Also in this edition, we get the latest in the protracted debt ceiling talks between US President Joe Biden and Republicans, as well as TikTok's lawsuit against Montana's decision to ban the app. 

As Nigerians look forward to May 29th 2023, when President Muhammadu Buhari will hand over power to president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one question on the lip of many, is how the incoming government will address matters of security? In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we speak to Nigerians about their expectations on security in the next four years.

In conversation with Professor Christopher Isike, Janet Gbam and Foluso Adegalu On February 25 2023, the Nigerian presidential elections were held. Nigerian voters came out in their numbers to cast their ballots to select the next president after outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari stepped down. This was against a political background of mounting unhappiness and widespread unrest, insecurity and economic hardship, such as the inability to access cash, high inflation, deadly attacks by gunmen against civilians. While the elections were initially marked by a high voter turnout and mainly peaceful voting, they were marred reports of vote buying, voter intimidation, attacks on polling units in certain areas, and unpunctual electoral officials along with accusations of outright fraud to compound issues with trust in the election. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) also failed to upload polling unit results to the INEC result viewing portal as previously assured would happen on election day. It is light of these circumstances, along with statements critical of INEC from observers and civil society groups that have inspired this conversation. This episode analyses the developments of these elections from a human rights lens. Professionally, Ms Janet Uosu Gbam is an international human rights lawyer and Doctoral Candidate from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. Over the last ten years, she has successfully worked with teams to promote and protect human rights by initiating, managing, and executing humanitarian, and human rights programs touching on racial, ethnic, gender, and socio-economic issues for notable human rights organisations. She also has experience working with international NGOs in West Africa, Southern Africa and the United States. We spoke to Foluso Adegalu, a Doctoral Researcher and Programme Manager for the Litigation and Implementation Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. His research interest in international human rights law focuses on improving the efficacy of international human rights standards and monitoring mechanisms. Foluso's human rights practice includes the strategic use of the law particularly through judicial and quasi-judicial institutions to enforce human rights, prevent human rights violations, and seek redress for victims of human rights violations. He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria with over ten years of experience in legal practice. Christopher Isike, PhD, is a Professor of African Politics and International Relations in the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria (ACSUS-UP), South Africa. He is also the current President of the African Association of Political Science (AAPS), and member of the Board of Directors of Global Development Network (GDN). Professor Isike conducts research from an Africanist lens, and teaches international relations theory, strategic and security studies, and security theory at the University of Pretoria. His research interests include African soft power politics, women, peace and conflict studies, women and political representation in Africa, rethinking state formation in Africa, politics in a digital era and African immigration to South Africa. A C2 rated researcher by the National Research Foundation, Professor Isike has over 70 publications in top national and international peer-reviewed journals including chapters in books published by reputable publishing houses globally. He is Editor-in-Chief of Africa's foremost political science journal, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies (2020 to 2024), and has been Editor of Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict and Social Transformation since 2017. He also serves on the editorial board of several reputable international journals, such as International Political Science Abstracts, Canadian Journal of African Studies, African Journal of Political Science and Strategic Review for Southern Africa. Professor Isike consults for United Nations Population Fund (UNPF),

Except there is a last-minute miracle, the President Muhammadu Buhari government, already well known for being out of its depth on the economy, is very likely to hand over to the next government a highly risky economy, what economic analysts would rate as ‘junk', and with a debt burden of at least N46 trillion. Revenue and debt management have become persistent challenges that have remained one of the most critical policy issues threatening the debt sustainability of the Muhammadu Buhari-led government and a major headache awaiting the incoming administration Data from the Debt Management Office, as at March 30 2023, showed Nigeria's debt, comprising the domestic and external debt stocks of the federal government, sub-national borrowings by the federal and stategovernments.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4581134/advertisement

Danny and Derek welcome back Alex Thurston, assistant professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, to discuss the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. They discuss the three main candidates, controversy around the election itself, issues the country is currently grappling with, what a Bola Tinubu presidency might look like, the legacy of incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, the international response, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Bola Tinubu has won a tight race to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. The 70-year-old veteran politician received 37% of the vote. We hear from local businesses in Nigeria about the challenges they face and what they want to see change. Supermarket owners in Lebanon have started pricing their goods in dollars after the lira hit another record low, trading at more than eighty thousand to the dollar on the parallel market. We also head to China as they have released its Purchasing Manager's Index which is an indicator for the country's manufacturing sector. It's great news for the Chinese economy as it turns out their factory activity has expanded at its fastest pace in more than a decade!

The role of social media in spreading political misinformation has received considerable attention. But various forms of social media also facilitate and enable participatory democracy across boundaries. They help to hold leaders to account as well as provide channels for airing the needs and demands of marginalised communities and vulnerable groups. These demands can sometimes even be propelled to the centre of public debates. While there has been considerable focus on Twitter and Facebook, the private messaging application WhatsApp has emerged as a especially popular medium for inter-personal communication. But WhatsApp has not received the attention it deserves. What is so special about WhatsApp and how and why has it emerged as the main form of communication for a wide range of actors on the African continent? Jamie Hitchen is an independent research analyst and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. He has written extensively on social media in West Africa and recently co-edited a volume with Idayat Hassan entitled WhatsApp and Everyday Life in West Africa: Beyond Fake News. Twitter: @jchitchenResourcesSocial Media Disruption: Nigeria's WhatsApp Politics, Journal of Democracy (2020)If blackouts don't work, what might? Tackling fake news in West Africa, African Arguments (2022)Host:Professor Dan Banik, University of Oslo, Twitter: @danbanik  @GlobalDevPodApple Google Spotify YouTubehttps://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/

Les Nigérians devront encore faire preuve de patience avant de connaître le nom de leur futur président, alors que le dépouillement est toujours en cours après le scrutin du 25 février. Les deux candidats d'opposition ont dénoncé des "manipulations". Devant le centre de collecte des résultats à Abuja, notre correspondant Moïse Gomis revient sur le processus laborieux de décompte des voix.

In this episode, we discuss the latest news surrounding the 2023 Nigerian election. President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly declared his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. He also reveals that he has already voted for Tinubu in several states, and believes that his constituency will elect him with a 100% victory. However, there were reports of thuggery and disruptions in some parts of Lagos during the election, causing concern for the safety and fairness of the process.

President Joe Biden was in Europe this week, prompting commentary from his critics. Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs says he wants future funding to Ukraine pulled and disagrees that it's America's job to defend the country's sovereign borders.While in Europe, President Biden crossed into Kyiv by train on Monday, aboard what's been dubbed "Rail Force One." The surprise trip lasted less than a day. But it sent a big message. It's the first time the president has visited Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country a year ago.At least 11 Palestinians were killed Wednesday in a raid by Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank. More than 100 people were injured.And Nigerians head to the polls. More than 90 million voters will have a say in who next leads Africa's most populous country. President Muhammadu Buhari is term-limited. There are 18 people on the ballot to replace him.We cover all this and more during the News Roundup. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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Voters in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, head to the polls this Saturday, 25 February, to elect a new president and parliamentary representatives. In this special edition we hear why the 2023 general election is so important and what issues have been dominating the political campaigns. We also hear from young people who tell us how they hope the next president, Muhammadu Buhari's successor, will make a difference.

Le Journal de l'Afrique est à Lagos, au Nigeria, à quelques jours de l'élection présidentielle, un scrutin crucial pour l'avenir du pays. Quelque 93,5 millions d'électeurs sont appelés à choisir leur nouveau président après les deux mandats de Muhammadu Buhari, dans un contexte de tensions liées aux pénuries de liquidités et d'essence, aux coupures d'électricité et à l'inflation galopante.

On February 25, Africa's most populous nation heads to the polls to vote for a new president in what is shaping up to be a hotly contested race. Nigeria has one of the fastest growing populations globally, one that could surpass the United States by 2050. And it's a young country—75% of registered voters are under 50 years old. The candidates, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi from the Labour Party are all vying to replace the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari. To help you better understand the Nigerian election and what's at stake, GZERO is handing over this podcast feed today to Amaka Anku, Head of Eurasia Group's Africa practice. She brings us a conversation from the The Center for Global Development podcast moderated by CGD's Senior Policy Fellow Gyude Moore. GZERO Media will also bring you updates on the election results and what they mean for Nigeria's future. Check us out at gzeromedia.com.

Will Nigeria's two-party system tremble? Africa's most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential election. Now, in a nation where the average age is 18, could voters turn away from big tent parties and candidates who are both in their seventies?

On February 25, Africa's most populous nation heads to the polls to vote for a new president in what is shaping up to be a hotly contested race. Nigeria has one of the fastest growing populations globally, one that could surpass the United States by 2050. And it's a young country—75% of registered voters are under 50 years old. The candidates, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi from the Labour Party are all vying to replace the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari. To help you better understand the Nigerian election and what's at stake, GZERO is handing over this podcast feed today to Amaka Anku, Head of Eurasia Group's Africa practice. She brings us a conversation from the The Center for Global Development podcast moderated by CGD's Senior Policy Fellow Gyude Moore. GZERO Media will also bring you updates on the election results and what they mean for Nigeria's future. Check us out at gzeromedia.com. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Nigerians will go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president. The election is shaping up as a three-way contest between Bola Tinubu, a veteran Nigerian politician from the ruling All Progressives Congress party, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, and Peter Obi, who appears to have won over many young Nigerians. A cash crisis, caused by a bungled government policy to replace old banknotes, plus fuel shortages look set to complicate the vote. The country also grapples with an array of security threats – jihadist insurgencies in the north east, kidnapping and banditry especially in the north west, herder-farmer violence, and, in the south west, separatist violence, including against election staff. Despite a pact among the presidential candidates to avoid hate speech, their supporters often resort to divisive rhetoric. This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood speaks with Ayo Obe, Crisis Group's Trustee and a Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, and ​​Nnamdi Obasi, Crisis Group's senior Nigeria adviser, about the forthcoming vote. They look at the three main contenders, their campaigns and their prospects. They also discuss the impact of rampant insecurity on the vote and why identity politics look set to shape this election more than previous ones. They talk about the potential fallout from the cash crunch, concerns about vote-buying and risks of post-election disputes. Finally, they reflect on incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari's legacy and the challenges facing his successor. For more on the situation in Nigeria, check out Crisis Group's extensive analysis on our Nigeria country page, and our recent report Mitigating Risks of Violence in Nigeria's 2023 Elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a bid to calm tensions over a lack of cash in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that one of the three naira banknotes being phased out will be reintroduced into circulation. The trial of four military officers and a policeman accused of plotting to overthrow the Gambian president gets underway at the high court in the capital city, Banjul. And the Senegalese legend Baaba Maal introduces us to the hoddu, - a traditional Senegalese stringed instrument – which features in his new single Agreement, on his upcoming album Being.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele, has directed banks to make the old 200 naira notes available from today following President Muhammadu Buhari's extension until April 10. And in Lebanon, furious protests have continued to explode on the streets of the capital Beirut with people setting fire to bank branches which remain closed, and refuse to allow withdrawals.

On December 16, USIP, the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems held an in-person conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. The discussion reflected on the legacy of his administration, his leadership in bringing the Electoral Act of 2022 into fruition and his promise to leave a legacy of credible elections in which the Nigerian people will be free to choose their leaders. Speakers Lise Grande, opening remarksPresident and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace His Excellency Muhammadu BuhariPresident of Nigeria Ambassador Johnnie Carson, moderatorSenior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-nigerian-president-muhammadu-buhari

Les yeux se tournent tout d'abord vers le Mali, où on attend toujours la libération des 46 militaires ivoiriens. Lors de ses vœux à la Nation, le colonel Assimi Goita n'a rien dit sur cette affaire. Pas un mot. Pour sa part, rapporte notamment Fraternité Matin à Abidjan, le président Ouattara, lors de son message à la Nation, a affirmé : « ils fouleront bientôt le sol ivoirien. » Rappelons que ces 46 soldats ivoiriens, accusés par Bamako d'être des mercenaires, ont été condamnés vendredi à des peines très lourdes : vingt ans de prison. « Étonnant verdict, commente WakatSéra au Burkina Faso, puisqu'au regard des derniers pourparlers, avec tous les signaux de bonne volonté manifestés lors de la visite de la délégation ivoirienne en terre malienne fin décembre, même les observateurs les plus sceptiques se mettaient à rêver sérieusement que les militaires ivoiriens avaient toutes les chances de fêter la nouvelle année en famille. Que nenni ! (…) Le colonel Assimi Goita fait preuve d'une inflexibilité des plus déroutantes, au mépris des relations séculaires de bonne entente entre les peuples maliens et ivoiriens. » L'Afrique de l'Ouest en mauvaise posture  Au-delà de cette affaire, l'année 2023 paraît bien mal engagée en Afrique de l'Ouest… C'est du moins l'opinion de Ledjely en Guinée : « en proie à toutes sortes de convulsions et de périls, la sous-région est à la croisée des chemins. Le bien et le mal s'y livrent une bataille féroce, à travers le terrorisme rampant et ceux qui le combattent. La démocratie y est également de plus en plus menacée par le retour en grâce du pouvoir kaki et des leaders qui se veulent providentiels. Une tendance si séduisante que la CEDEAO a bien du mal à se faire entendre auprès d'une opinion publique désabusée par une classe politique manipulatrice. Sans oublier, note encore Ledjely, que cette partie du continent africain est devenue le nouveau champ de bataille de l'affrontement géopolitique que se livrent l'Occident et la Russie. Et comme si tout cela ne suffisait pas, il y a que le Sénégal, cette belle exception dans la zone francophone notamment, s'amuse désormais à jouer avec le feu de la tentation du troisième mandat. Les perspectives paraissent donc bien sombres. » Contagion ? Analyse similaire pour le chef du département Défense et Sécurité du G5 Sahel, le général mauritanien Mohamed Znagui Ould Sid Ahmed Ely, interrogé par Le Point Afrique. « La situation sécuritaire au Sahel est préoccupante, affirme-t-il. Les attaques terroristes sont récurrentes, les populations civiles sont ciblées, les conflits interethniques apparaissent partout, les milices sont légion et le nombre de réfugiés ne cesse d'augmenter d'année en année. » Et « autour du Sahel, la situation n'incite pas (non plus) à l'optimisme, poursuit-il. Le conflit en Libye n'est pas résolu, le Soudan renoue avec les rébellions et l'insécurité, la Somalie demeure en déliquescence, la Centrafrique ne tient que par la présence coûteuse de milices étrangères. Au Nigeria et au Cameroun, Boko Haram cède de plus en plus la place à l'État islamique au Grand Sahara, lequel gagne du terrain vers le nord et l'ouest. Ajoutez à cela que les États côtiers se sentent de plus en plus menacés… » Des scrutins très scrutés… Enfin, Jeune Afrique se penche sur les échéances électorales à venir au cours de cette année 2023… « Des législatives, des municipales, un référendum et, surtout, sept présidentielles… » Notamment, « celles des deux géants, Nigeria et RD Congo, plus de 300 millions d'habitants à eux deux, et presque autant d'incertitudes quant à l'identité du successeur de Muhammadu Buhari et aux capacités de Félix Tshisekedi à obtenir un second mandat. Même imprévisibilité à Madagascar, où nul ne peut encore prédire le résultat (en octobre) de la répétition d'un étonnant scénario qui verrait le président sortant affronter dans les urnes deux de ses prédécesseurs. Quant au Liberia, poursuit le site panafricain, il faudra à George Weah beaucoup de pédagogie pour convaincre ses concitoyens qu'ils ne se sont pas trompés de casting en le sélectionnant il y a cinq ans, tant son bilan est controversé. Enfin, pointe encore Jeune Afrique, la réélection d'Ali Bongo Ondimba au Gabon et celle d'Emmerson Mnangagwa au Zimbabwe sont plus que probables – même s'il conviendra de surveiller la régularité du processus pour l'une, et les risques de répression des contestations pour l'autre. »

A US bankruptcy court says troubled crypto firm FTX collapsed after being "run as a personal fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried". A lawyer leading the bankruptcy proceedings describes the situation as "one of most abrupt and difficult collapses in the history of corporate America". In Nigeria, all is set for President Muhammadu Buhari to unveil redesigned naira notes. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development releases latest forecast, says world growth is set to slide from 3.1 percent this year to 2.2 percent next year. And Manchester United confirms Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave the club by mutual agreement.

Une très longue campagne électorale s'est ouverte la semaine dernière au Nigeria. Les prétendants au fauteuil présidentiel ont jusqu'au 25 février 2023 pour convaincre les électeurs. Dans un contexte d'insécurité et de grave crise économique, les deux principaux partis politiques nigérians, l'APC et le PDP, peuvent-ils continuer à dominer le jeu politique ? Se dirige-t-on vers un scrutin plus ouvert ? Entretien avec Benjamin Augé, chercheur à l'Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri). Dix-huit candidats sont sur la ligne de départ pour cette présidentielle nigériane. En dépit de cette multiplication des candidats, est-ce qu'on se dirige vers un duel entre Bola Ahmed Tinubu du Congrès des progressistes (APC), le parti présidentiel, et Atiku Abubakar, du parti d'opposition le Parti démocratique populaire (PDP) ? Benjamin Augé : Évidemment, il y a deux candidats qui vont attirer le plus de votes. Je pense que, pour la première fois, il y a quand même des personnalités qui se dessinent en dehors de ce duo, notamment celle de Peter Obi qui était le candidat à la vice-présidence il y a 4 ans aux côtés d'Atiku Abubakar, qui se présente comme candidat comme président directement. Et il y a aussi la personnalité de Rabiu Kwankwaso extrêmement importante parce que c'est un ancien ministre de la Défense et l'ancien gouverneur de Kano. Ce sont deux personnalités à suivre de près. On se dirige donc vers une élection plus ouverte que les précédentes ? Je dirais plus ouvertes et avec plus d'incertitudes. Parce que l'état sécuritaire du Nigeria n'a jamais été aussi difficile, que dans les élections précédentes, il y avait certainement des zones où il y avait des difficultés, comme par exemple la région du Nord-Ouest avec Boko Haram ou la région du delta du Niger. Mais là, le climat sécuritaire est très mauvais dans la quasi-totalité du Nigeria, en particulier dans les régions Nord, Nord-Ouest. Toute cette incertitude liée à l'insécurité, au banditisme fait que cela va être extrêmement compliqué de s'assurer qu'un nombre de gens importants vont aller se déplacer. Et il ne faut pas oublier qu'au Nigeria, les gens votent extrêmement peu. On peut à peu près imaginer que, lors des deux dernières élections en 2015 et 2019, il y avait moins de 30 millions de personnes qui se sont déplacées sur une population d'actuellement de 204 millions. Avec cette incertitude supplémentaire, on risque d'avoir très peu de votants qui vont déterminer l'issue du vote de février 2023. Le président Muhammadu Buhari n'a pas pu se représenter après avoir effectué deux mandats. Son parti, le Congrès des progressistes (APC), a donc désigné comme candidat à sa succession Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Est-ce que le bilan de Buhari vient en soutien de la candidature de Bola Ahmed Tinubu ou est-ce qu'il représente une difficulté ? Non. Il représente sans aucun doute une énorme difficulté. Entre 2015 et 2023, qui sera la fin des deux mandats de Muhammadu Buhari, il n'y a absolument aucun motif de satisfaction, que ce soit au niveau économique, que ce soit au niveau sécurité. N'oubliez pas que Buhari est un ancien général d'armée, il était déjà président au début des années 1980 et qu'il a été élu en 2015 justement sur des idées de : moi, je vais ramener justement la sécurité, je vais arrêter Boko Haram, je vais arrêter l'insécurité dans le delta du Niger. Et rien ne s'est matérialisé concrètement. Clairement, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ne va pas pouvoir exploiter un quelconque bilan, que ce soit économique ou sécuritaire. ►À lire aussi : Au Nigeria, l'opposition remporte une élection test à 7 mois de la présidentielle Qu'est-ce qui explique que les deux grands partis, le Parti démocratique populaire (PDP) et le Congrès des progressistes (APC), sont remis en cause à l'heure actuelle ? Je dirais qu'il y a un désenchantement absolu de la politique et surtout, les gens en ont vraiment marre qu'aucune solution ne soit proposée. Ils considèrent d'une certaine manière que ce soit Atiku Abubakar ou Bola Ahmed Tinubu, c'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc. Le PDP et l'APC n'arrivant pas du tout à proposer des alternatives l'une à l'autre, il y a un désenchantement absolument profond de la part des électeurs. Et est-ce que justement un candidat comme Peter Obi du Parti travailliste parvient à capter pour lui-même ce désenchantement ? C'est cela qui est intéressant parce que Peter Obi est un ancien gouverneur. Il a été gouverneur d'Anambra pendant deux mandats, quelqu'un d'assez brillant qui communique assez bien. Donc, il va arriver à capter une partie de l'électorat, mais il a le problème inverse de ses deux autres candidats, c'est qu'il n'a pas de moyens. Et au Nigeria, sans moyen, c'est extrêmement difficile de véritablement peser le jour du vote. On a un phénomène actuellement, l'idée qu'il est partout, parce qu'il utilise les réseaux sociaux avec brio, contrairement aux deux autres, mais la capacité justement à s'assurer d'un nombre de votes en étant présent partout, en voyageant dans les 36 États, en ayant des moyens pour attirer les gens le jour du vote, il ne les aura pas. ►À lire aussi : Début de la campagne présidentielle au Nigeria - qui pour succéder à Muhammadu Buhari ?

“This week, Wednesday September 28, is the official start-off date for Nigeria's 2023 elections. Finally, the scores of candidates seeking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari have the opportunity to strut the stage, selling their platforms to Nigerians.” Follow us here on Substack @offisidemusings@substack.com, for the article accompanying this episode. Listen to episodes of "The Offside Musings Podcast" here. Subscribe to The Offside Musings Podcast's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHMewgDizgRMm9aRscGugw/featured Follow The Offside Musings on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_offside_musings_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@MusingsOffside The Offside Musings Podcast is a The Droit Media production. The Offside Musings Podcast has been featured in Feedspot Top 35 Nigeria Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/nigeria_podcasts/ Support and follow episodes and columns @ (https://substack.com/profile/58810793-offside-musings?s=r&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=web) Also on PayPal at: paypal.me/thedriot --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-offside-musings/support

From the FBI's raid of Trump's  Mar-a-Lago residence to the aftermath of unsealing the search affidavit in the days following, we explore an alter world where a similar situation could unfold in Nigeria.  Could the lay be applied to all citizens without fear or favor - equally? This conversation quickly evolved into a few things that are currently under development in Nigeria, taxes, unemployment, nepotism, political impunity, lawlessness and Moshood Kashimawo Abiola - MKO, Tinubu, Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.  

Back in May, 20 Nigerian Christians were brutally martyred by the Islamic militant group ISIS. In June, 40 more Christians died in Owo, Nigeria, in a terrorist attack against a church. Though it is not clear who is responsible for that attack, what is clear is that Christians continue to be severely persecuted in this West African nation. The persecution, which has been ongoing for years, is part of a long history of conflict with Islam.  In 1953, Christians made up only 21.4% of the population in Nigeria. Today, about half of the country's population, about 96 million people, are Christians. To put that number in perspective, Germany, the largest country in Europe, has a total population of less than 84 million. Much of the Christian growth in Nigeria has resulted from education efforts by Western missionaries, though the country has long had a Christian presence.   Nigeria's Christians live primarily in the southern, farming part of the country. They are mostly under attack by Islamists and the Muslim Fulani, who live mostly in the northern herding areas. They also face the threat of Boko Haram, a ruthless Islamist terrorist organization whose name literally means Western learning (boko) is prohibited (haram).  Boko Haram was founded in 2002 to overthrow Nigeria's government and impose strict sharia on the country. The group was relatively quiet until 2009, after which conflicts with police escalated. By December 2010, Boko Haram began a campaign of suicide bombings and attacks on churches and government buildings. In 2014, they began to attack schools. In one attack, 59 school boys were burned alive or shot. In another, 276 school girls were kidnapped. In both cases, the victims were Christians. Boko Haram has also conducted massacres in mosques that do not support their radical ideology.  Also in 2014, Boko Haram pledged loyalty to ISIL. That loyalty ended in 2016, when ISIL ordered Boko Haram to stop attacking Muslims. Currently, there are three Islamist terrorist groups that originated with Boko Haram: Boko Haram proper, the Islamic State West African Province, and Ansaru, an al-Qaeda affiliate. All are engaged in terrorism, not only in Nigeria but also in surrounding countries, with much of it aimed at Christians.  As dangerous as these explicitly Islamist groups are, the Fulani herdsmen are worse. Because the Fulani territory in north Nigeria is suffering from a long-term drought, the Fulani are moving south to access water. In the process, the herdsmen have been raiding and burning villages, slaughtering villagers, destroying crops, and engaging in a host of other atrocities in order to take the land for themselves and drive out Christians.   President Muhammadu Buhari is a Fulani. Though he has attempted to address some of the economic issues that drive Fulani militancy, he has denied that religion plays any role in the conflict. He points out, for example, that Muslim villages have also been raided. Still, the vast majority of attacks have come against Christians, and the Fulani's history of Islamic militancy dates back to the late 17th century.   Though contemporary Fulani militancy reveals a struggle between nomadic herders and farmers going on for millennia, denying the religious dimensions of these attacks is pure propaganda. Christian villages are deliberately targeted, Christian houses and churches are burned, and Christians driven off or slaughtered.   Although up-to-date numbers are hard to come by, between the Fulani and Boko Haram and its offshoots an average of 13 Christians per day were killed in Nigeria last year. That's 372 per month or over 4,450 alone. In the last 12 years, 43,000 Christians have been killed by Islamic radicals in Nigeria. And these numbers do not include those injured, beaten, or driven from their homes.   What has happened to Nigerian Christians meets the established international standards for genocide.  Christians must not forget the spiritual aspects at the root of this conflict. God is moving and the Church is expanding across Africa. In 1900, there were just 9.64 million Christians on the continent; today there are over 692 million. It is not surprising to see Satan counterattacking by inspiring persecution.   For our Nigerian brothers and sisters, we can fight on two fronts. First, we must continue to lobby our government on behalf of suffering Christians, asking our officials to put pressure on Nigeria to take more decisive action against Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsmen. Second, we must lobby Heaven, for both our persecuted brothers and sisters and their persecutors, praying that God's kingdom would advance and win even the jihadis to Jesus. 

"Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari took off on a visit to Liberia. Of course, presidents make foreign trips all the time. Yet, numerous critics carped about this particular presidential trip." Follow us on Substack @offisidemusings@substack.com. For the article accompanying this episode Listen to episodes of "The Offside Musings Podcast" here. Subscribe to The Offside Musings Podcast's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHMewgDizgRMm9aRscGugw/featured Follow The Offside Musings on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_offside_musings_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@MusingsOffside The Offside Musings Podcast is a The Droit Media production. The Offside Musings Podcast has been featured in Feedspot Top 35 Nigeria Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/nigeria_podcasts/ Support the show (https://substack.com/profile/58810793-offside-musings?s=r&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=web) Also on PayPal at: paypal.me/thedriot --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-offside-musings/support

Nigerian activists are calling for nationwide protests on July 26 and 27 over the state of education in universities, which pushed President Muhammadu Buhari to order his education ministry to address teachers woes. For more VOA's James Butty spoke with Emmanuel Ugboaja of the Nigeria Labor Congress

In this episode, we discuss the history of Nigeria, the country with the most military coups in Africa within the shortest amount of time, one bloody civil war, and four republics.  We also discuss the implications of the history of Nigeria, its military rule, and the marginalization of certain ethnic groups for the 2023 General Election between Bola Tinubu, Atiku, and Peter Obi.

Students of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Northern Nigeria  lynched a 200 level female student of the Department of Early Childhood Education, Deborah Yakubu, over an allegation of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed on May 12, 2022. Deborah was violently stoned to death and later set ablaze by the angry mob, who are mostly students of the college. In this episode, we discuss the religious tensions in Nigeria, President Buhari, Abubakar Atiku, the upcoming election as well as the roots of religious tensions in Nigeria since independence in 1960. This is a two part series.

Students of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Nother Nigeria  lynched a 200 level female student of the Department of Early Childhood Education, Deborah Yakubu, over an allegation of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed on May 12, 2022. Deborah was violently stoned to death and later set ablaze by the angry mob, who are mostly students of the college. In this episode, we discuss the religious tensions in Nigeria, President Buhari, Abubakar Atiku, the upcoming election as well as the roots of religious tensions in Nigeria since independence in 1960. This is the concluding and second episode in this series.