Dear Dame Patience Faka Jonathan, I hope all is well with you and your family? Let me begin by apologising for conveying this message to you through this medium. If it were possible, I would have preferred to converse with you directly to obviate the public backlash that may likely be occasioned by this open […]
By Inibehe Effiong – As politicians and political parties in the country continue in their to campaign to lure the electorates preparatory to the rescheduled elections, governor Godswill Obot Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and his stooge Udom Emmanuel have taken their insatiable plot to get power to a ridiculous and provocative level. Governor Akpabio […]
A major issue dotting our political architecture is whether or not the military should be deployed to provide security at the polls. As accusations and counter-accusations continue to trail the proposal, there are insinuations that politicians are busy recruiting private armies and equipping them with weapons to unleash mayhem on real and perceived enemies, thus […]
By Joe Igbokwe – A friend once told me that the struggle for the soul of Nigeria is not going to be a tea party because corruption will fight back with lethal weapons that can be found anywhere. He told me that corruption in Nigeria is a hydra-headed monster that will seek to consume anybody […]
By Austin Uganwa, PhD Since the inception of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration May 29 2011 it is evidently clear that his style of governance in many respects lack desirable decorum expected of a democratic government. This is instructive in the fact that civilian dictatorship, lawlessness and disobedience to judiciary pronouncements have fast become sub-structure of […]
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx “Politics, noun: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary The insanity is palpable the moment you step out […]
Now that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to March 8, it is expected that Nigerians, who have not collected their cards should avail themselves of the opportunity to do so without further delay and vote when the time comes. Certainly, the […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Many of us always feel that the good news on Nigeria is what we should be writing about but alas there is just none. Do we turn the deepening political crises and uncertainty or the unnecessary interference of the military statements in politics to good news? […]
In another few days, March, 28th, to be exact, you – yes, YOU – will, most likely be going to join other Nigerians, at your neighbourhood poling station, for the purpose of casting your vote, for the President of your choice. That is, if you are a bona fide Nigerian citizen; eighteen years of age […]
While announcing the postponement of the general elections by six weeks, the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, averred that it would be unconscionable for INEC to deploy personnel and call voters out when security could not be guaranteed especially in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Gombe states, based on the suggestion […]
By Dr Austin Uganwa – People’s Democratic Party governorship candidate in Imo state, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha Thursday, 5th of February, 2015 concluded his campaign tour to 26 local councils of the state. Some of the elements that demonstrably and strikingly fascinated the crowd during the tour included the message code, language structure and the […]
By Bitrus Kwaji – The almighty game of politics is played very well only by the manipulative and clever grey areas and loopholes of a system that are used as an advantage with the unsuspecting nationals of a country being played as pawns. The masters of this evolving new trend of politics are experts in […]
By Godwin Onyeacholem – With many years of uncertainties as the hallmark of her wobbly existence, Nigeria has once again arrived at a critical juncture – that inevitable episode in the life of a nation when it is summoned to deploy the courage to take crucial decisions for good or for bad, depending on the […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi-In a bid to enhance judicial administration in the country, stakeholders brainstormed at this year’s edition of the Ogun State Bar and Bench Forum’s “Workshop on Admissibility of e-Evidence”, held recently. The workshop had participants drawn from judges, magistrates, lawyers and administrators of justice, to suggest ways of further equipping members of the […]
Here, I will focus on Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s response (as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy—CME and hence on behalf of the Federal Government). I read some of the responses to my article, “Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election”, and I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. I […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin Nigeria The article written by Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo and published in some Nigerian dailies and online media, January 26, 2015, is very commendable and has good intent. Prof Soludo must have written the article from both a professional and his once inside the Central Bank of […]
By Uche Igwe – I have just passed through the Adokiye Amesiemaka stadium newly constructed by the Rivers State government in the new Port Harcourt City. It has been taken over by gun-toting and combat ready military men after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the state, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, led some thugs and […]
By Uche Igwe – It is now more than six weeks since political parties in Rivers State chose their gubernatorial candidates. I did not bother to comment because I took it for granted that a majority of Rivers people know the direction to go if they expect more progress in the state. No one who has followed […]
Let me start by stating that I have always admired General Muhammadu Buhari’s ascetic lifestyle in just the manner I envy President Goodluck Jonathan’s humility. These are virtues that are beginning to vanish in a society that has taken to deification of wealth. That said, beyond Buhari’s ascetics, he has cut the image of straight […]
The call for the postponement of next month’s general elections became louder with the latest comments made by the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should postpone the forthcoming general elections so that the commission can completely distribute the Permanent Voters’ Card to prospective voters. Dasuki gave […]
