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,...
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...
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)...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...