The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, Aqua Kanata deck in partnership with Peel Multicultural Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada has donated 160 winter coats to asylum seekers in the area....
Current Affairs
Off-Season elections: Flawed polls endanger democracy
The conduct and outcome of the November 11 off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states have again called into question the neutrality of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the...
Harnessing Investments to Break the Chains of Violence Against Women
The United Nations 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence commences in earnest with today's commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's event,...
EMBRACING DIGNITY IN SOLVING THE POVERTY QUAGMIRE
In a world in which 9.2% of the human population (about 720 million people) are living on less than $2.15 a day, the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty calls for unprecedented...
Mind Matters: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Nigeria
As the world observes World Mental Health Day today, the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity joins all concerned stakeholders to amplify the awareness (as encapsulated in this year's theme)...
Nigeria is Bleeding: Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Independence Day 2023
Dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, NAS/PC, wishes to, on the occasion of your first Independence Day Anniversary as President, interrogate early steps of...
[VIDEO] Pyrates Celebrate with Alake of Egba Land @ 80
Members of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity recently joined family, friends and the people of Egba land at Ake’s palace in Abeokuta, Ogun State to celebrate the Alake of Egba Land, Oba Michael...
International Democracy Day 2023
THE YOUTH AS BULWARKS OF GLOBAL DEMOCRACY The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) joins the global community in commemorating this year's International Democracy Day under the theme "Empowering The...
Democracy under siege in Africa
Democracy suffered another devastating blow in Africa following the ouster of Mr Ali Bongo as President of Gabon by Gen Brice Oligui Nguema and other senior officers of the Gabonese military. Gen Nguema, who has since...
International Literacy Day 2023
PRESS STATEMENT - MASS LITERACY: THE BEDROCK OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Since the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), at the 14th session of its general conference on 26 October...
Usman Buda & Maritina Itagbor: Ending the Reign of Lynch Mobs
On Sunday June 26, a mob of suspected Islamic fanatics in Sokoto murdered Usman Buda over allegations of blasphemy. He was brutally stoned to death. Multiple sources have since confirmed that the late Usman Buda, a...
Petrol subsidy removal must address plight of poor Nigerians
After years of policy dilly-dallying and uncertainties, the Nigerian government has decided to do away with the petrol subsidy which several experts agreed was a drain on the economy. This effectively completed the...