A viral video showing a man angrily criticising politicians during a community meeting has been circulating on social media, sparking reactions from users online. The video, which went viral on Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter), captured the moment the unidentified man spoke furiously while addressing other members of the community during what appeared to be…
By Ayomiposi O. Akinade In Nigeria, child custody issues are one of the most delicate cases in courts. During marriage breakdowns, the central issue of law tends to follow the question of who should take care of the children. Law decisions made by courts should be based on the welfare of the child; there are…
A viral video circulating online has raised serious concern after a man known as ‘Shawarma’, who appears to be an ally of the popular show promoter who works for Portable, Ijoba Danku, made a claim he killed 32 people in Ibadan, Oyo State. In the video as seen by GovernMend Nigeria, the man was seen…
Author: Sunkanmi Ajewole Nigeria’s education sector today stands at a crossroads, caught between ambitious reforms and the realities of weak governance, corruption and underfunding. The Federal Ministry of Education’s new curriculum for the 2025/26 academic year, which reduces subject overload by setting 9 to 10 subjects for primary pupils and 12 to 14 for senior…
A Nigerian judge has come under intense criticism after reportedly ordering a lawyer to kneel during court proceedings, sparking outrage across the country’s legal community. The incident occurred at the Federal High Court in Abuja and involved Justice Mohammed Umar and lawyer Marshall Abubakar, who was representing activist Omoyele Sowore. According to reports, tensions rose…
Background Nigeria’s electoral system, before now, had no provision for inmate voting in elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Over the years, prisoners in correctional centres across the country have been excluded from participating in elections because the electoral law and guidelines did not clearly make arrangements for voting inside custodial centres….
A recent international TV interview by Nigerian presidential adviser Daniel Bwala on Head to Head, hosted by the world famous ‘merciless’ Mehdi Hasan on Al Jazeera, has triggered widespread debate across Nigeria and beyond. The interview, which centred largely on the performance of the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu took a different turn, it quickly…
The debate of either revolution or voting as pathway to an ideal political system is emerging among citizens, political analysts and even international observers over whether meaningful political change should come through revolution or through the ballot box, as many Nigerians express frustration with governance and economic hardship. It looks like it has been a…
Electricity supply in Nigeria has continued to be enmeshed in major yet interesting challenges, with limited access, frequent power outages, and widespread estimated (miscalculated) billing affecting millions of households, according to recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Recent data from the NBS reveals that only 53.6 percent of Nigerian households have access…
Apkabio e-Transmission is a Democratic Evolution to Embrace.Democracy in Nigeria has matured enough for people to be more decisive. The heated argument on electronic (e-transmission) of election results has surpassed the phase it is seen as mere conversation-it is a show of commitment to transparency, credibility and public trust.It will be understandable to say that…