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...
Press Releases
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...
Nigerian Democracy Day 2023
UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS, JUSTICE AND INCLUSION June 12 holds significant historical importance in Nigeria's march to true nationhood, marking the day when the nation's democracy took a significant...
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: THE SINE QUA NON OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS
“The freedom of the human mind is recognised in the right to free speech and free press” (Calvin Coolidge, 1872- 1933) As the world marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, it is a moment that...
2023 General Elections: Democracy on trial
Several events in the past few weeks, in the build-up to the now controversial 2023 general elections have again sadly highlighted the defects in election management and democratic practice in Nigeria. The different...
2023 General Elections: Nigeria’s political class need to exercise restraint
The 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday and Sunday February 25/26th have generated mixed reactions across the country and beyond. Several complaints on the conduct of the polls and...
Elections must not be warfare in Nigeria
The assassination of Mr Oyibo Chukwu, Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate for Enugu East District and five others in his car at Amaechi-Awkunanaw community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, sadly...
Naira Redesign debacle: Suffering Nigerians need urgent solutions
The disturbing scenes of Nigerians struggling to access cash in banking halls and the long existential queues at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the country is scandalous and depressing. Nigerians who had...