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Agitations for restructuring of Nigeria’s political system have been going on for eons without fruition. While the agitations have raged on, there has been no agreement among the Nigerian elites on the “why” and “how” the country should be restructured. Whereas there is a broad consensus among southerners that Nigeria needs to be restructured, the northern compatriots on the other hand are not so crazy about the idea. The demand for restructuring is largely driven by what has been identified as a dysfunctional unitary system of governance that was foisted on the country since the 1966 military incursion into public administration of the country. The system entails the full control of revenues generated from taxes and mineral resources at sub-national levels by the central government, which then allocates proportions of such revenues to the federating units in an inequitable manner. Thus, the proponents of restructuring argue that this negates the letter and spirit of true federali...

eaglestare.blogspot.com President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would host leaders of the Lake Basin Commission to an informal security summit during his forthcoming second term inaugural ceremonies slated for June 12 in Abuja. President Buhari made this known during a bilateral meeting with the Chadian president, Idris Deby, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday. Mr Buhari said since the elections are over he would have the time to pursue the threat of terrorism with “full force”. According to him, the summit is to come up with new strategies to bring to a permanent end to the Boko Haram terrorism being faced by the countries of the Lake Chad region. Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement said the two presidents agreed that “the time has now come for the regional leaders to sit down to agree on how to change the unwinding nature of the war...

eaglestare.blogspot.com   T he Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced 2019 Eid el fitr special patrol with deployment of 36,000 of its personnel. A statement by FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem this was in line with its tradition of organising special patrols during festive periods to avert road obstructions, crashes and deaths due to heightened traffic movement.  According to him, the special patrol was to put necessary measures in place to ensure that the 2019 Eid el fitr celebration expected to take place early next week is observed under an atmosphere of peace, safety and free movement of people and vehicles across the country. Kazeem further stated that the special operation was to ensure free flow of traffic, provide prompt rescue services and timely clearance of obstructions on all major roads and critical corridors across the country during and after the festive period as well as minimising the occurrence of road traffic crashes on the na...

eaglestare.blogspot.com Nollywood actress and side singer, Tonto Dikeh, has surely attained fame. Mired in controversy and steeped in scandal, she doesn’t seem to give a hoot! Not long ago, she was linked to former Super Eagles star, Daniel ‘The Bull’ Amokachi. However, ‘King Tonto’ as she prefers to be called, debunked the talk of love with the ex-international star. Nevertheless, recent developments suggest that something “strong” is happening between King Tonto and The Bull, writes   Ferdinand Ekechukwu N ollywood diva Tonto Dikeh is no stranger to news making. In fact, hardly is there a season without the beautiful actress in the news, trending for whatever reason. Such has left her with the toga “controversy”. Unfazed by that, the single mother of one has gained more popularity for her lifestyle and social media engagements than her showbiz career.  Recently, pictures and video of the Nollywood actress with ex- football star, Daniel Amokachi, made the rounds on a Thu...

eaglestare.blogspot.com BiafraRemembranceDay: Nigerians Share Painful Memories of War, Want May 30 declared National Mourning Day Fifty-two years ago, Igbo people of South-East Nigeria pulled out of Nigeria, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra that led to a brutal civil war which claimed millions of lives.Although it is over four decades since the war ended, many of the victims have yet to get over the horrible experience. Fifty-two years ago, Igbo people of South-East Nigeria pulled out of Nigeria, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra that led to a brutal civil war which claimed millions of lives. Although it is over four decades since the war ended, many of the victims have yet to get over the horrible experience. Using Twitter hashtags like #BiafraRemembranceDay, #BiafraHeroesDay2019, #Ozoemena, many Nigerians, especially Igbo people, are taking turns on social media to lament their losses and painful memories.   Ozoemena tra...

eaglestare.blogspot.com 1. Nigeria has booked a sport in the last 16 of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The Flying Eagles played out a 1-1 draw with Ukraine in their last Group D fixture at Bielsko Biala on Thursday. It took their point tally to four, following a 4-0 win over Qatar and a 2-0 defeat to USA in their earlier games. They qualified as the best loser. 2. The House of Representatives has moved to investigate the alleged summary execution of two Igbo men in Ogoniland by the Nigerian Army. The move was sequel to the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Army headed by Hon. Rimande Shawulu Kwevum on the investigation of the crisis in Ogoni land, Rivers State. The 6-clause report was considered and adopted by the lawmakers at the Committee of the Whole on Thursday. 3. Barely 24 hours after his inauguration, Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo has commenced demolition of monuments in the capital city of Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demoli...

eaglestare.blogspot.com May 31, 2019 Most government officials in Nigeria are fond of announcing fuzzy, if not unfeasible proposals with relish.  In the mid-1980s, for instance, a new system of education known as the 6-3-3-4 was announced with aplomb.  The first six years was for primary school while the six years for secondary school was split into two i.e. 3-3.  The first three years was meant for every pupil but the second three years was strictly for only those who were good in academics.  Workshops to train those who were not good in academics as artisans, it was announced with glee, were to be set up in every secondary school.  In addition to this, reputable private workshops to train those the school workshops could not absorb were also to be sourced for these students.  But as everybody knows, this plan has not been realised ever since.  The workshops are not just there and if not out of financial constraints, no parent wants their ...