Page 7 - Native Authority News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

South West and the North: Years of shared history under threat By Wed Jun 30 2021 My earliest contact with the Yoruba people was at the age of six during my primary school days in the early 1960s in my home state of Borno. Born in Bama, my father took me to Gwoza for my primary school education after the area was accorded the status of a Native Authority (now called local government). During my primary school in Gwoza, I was captivated by two shops belonging to two women (mama Sheri and mama Audu) who both originated from Ogbomoso in the present Oyo State. It was from these shops that we got ...

They said there were hundreds of kilometres of grazing routes

May, 2021 There is a unanimous and growing consensus that Nigeria is not working. Whereas some are of the opinion that bad leadership is the main culprit, others say it is both bad leadership and the structure/system. They insist that even with the greatest leadership not much can be achieved under the present system which hinders, opposes, and is antithetical to progress. At the heart of this being the Constitution, we have and operate. This second view seems to be gaining wide and growing acceptance and is exemplified by the frequency by which the Constitution has been amende...

Though perceived differently by various interests, restructuring is today a subject on the front burner. It is as topical as it dominates all socio-political discourse in the country. And of course, the reasons are not far-fetched. Nigeria is literally on the brinks. Implosion is just a matter of when it can happen. There are varying […]

Advertisement Though perceived differently by various interests, restructuring is today a subject on the front burner. It is as topical as it dominates all socio-political discourse in the country. And of course, the reasons are not far-fetched. Nigeria is literally on the brinks. Implosion is just a matter of when it can happen. There are varying potentialities for violence in every part of the country. Insecurity has grossly weakened the national economy and in its wake exposed the citizenry to untold hardships. The armed forced forces and other security agencies are extremely over-stretche...