Governor Ayodele Fayose is a character that appears to defy social norms. Defying social norms is not a problem because it encourages debate and promotes engagement with issues as they develop. There is no rule that says somebody is right because you align with public opinion or with the views of the majority. When people […]
By Prof R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria – We have said severally that as Nigerians decide on 14 February, on who becomes the next president (2015-2019), their decision will be to choose between the incumbent President Jonathan from the PDP and the main rival from APC and former Nigeria Head of State General Muhammad […]
By Eddie Onuzuruike – Culture is the sum total of man’s activities. How he eats, grows his food, wears his dress, worships, builds his house are all aspects of culture. Not only these, his dances when happy and dirges when sad are drawn from the culture. As posited by sociologists, culture is relative to time […]
By Emmanuel Igwe – While I am in a complete agreement with my fellow Nigerians that we the people have suffered a lot in the hands of our supposed leaders, I still hold one thought that we should not let our emotions dictate our behaviors in this forth-coming election. Leadership at all levels has been […]
By Priye Briggs “A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way” – John C. Maxwell. Until the All Progressives Congress picked Warisenibo Dakuku Adulphus Peterside as its governorship candidate in Rivers State, there was confusion and palpable fear about the future of the state. Many big-wigs of the […]
By Madubuko Hart I read the article of one Nnanna Ijomah published in some internet news outfits with dismay. The article was titled “ABIA ELECTORATE AND THE FEAR OF ELECTION RIGGING” and I wondered why such crass title. To create unnecessary fear in the minds of Abia people was what Ijomah wanted to achieve with […]
A searching look by Danlami Aminu – History can only be based on truth. Mohammed Buhari and his supporters have been claiming that he alone can deal decisively with Boko Haram, claiming he “destroyed” the Maitatsine terrorists in the 1980s. But the truth is that the problems of rebellion and insurgency in the North of Nigeria, […]
By Sheri Edu On January 13, 2015, it was time to remember and celebrate the lives of our late parents, Otunba Raheem Adegbola Komolafe, popularly known as Baba DHL, and his dear wife, Chief (Mrs.) Aduke Nimota Komolafe (nee Momodu), popularly known as Alhaja and Yeye Oba. Otunba Komolafe was born on June 8, 1938, […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria The 2015 general elections in Nigeria are only weeks from now. The stakeholders must be encouraged to imbibe a true democratic culture through presenting credible candidates, campaigning for them, and encouraging electorates to turn out and vote for each set of candidates in high numbers. It […]
Written by Obinna Akukwe – The Enugu International Airport also known as Akanu Ibiam International Airport is another 419 on the Biafran Igbo citizens of Nigeria because there is yet nothing international about the airport. It is instructive to note that late President Umoru Yaradua was the one who in 2008 approved the upgrading of […]
The spurious All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Abia, Dr Alex Otti has been using the wrong fork to eat his political oyster. Even though that reliable sources have said that he is not a member of the APGA he has been parading himself to be, his desperation for power has made him […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko – January 2015 is a landmark month in Nigeria’s political annals because the leading political parties namely the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) will spend the whole of it traversing the length and breath of Nigeria to canvass support for their Presidential, governorship, national and state assembly’s candidates […]
As Nigeria goes to the polls this February to elect a new government, a new era seems to have begun in the nation’s electoral process, driven by demographic changes and the emergence of a politically-aware middle-class. The upcoming election could create fresh opportunities for Nigeria, and reshape the rules for access to a vibrant market […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Long ago, the game of Politics had always been synonymous with disagreements and quests for personal interests among politicians, be it in developed or developing countries. Besides, it equally involves use of intrigues, manipulation, maneuvering, as well as all manner of propaganda, including orthodox and unorthodox strategies, aimed at defeating […]
By LAOLU AKANDE, Empowered Newswire, New York – Our dear nation is not going to get a Messiah who will come and make all things perfect. The one and only Messiah there is has come already and is coming again. (Now that is another line of my profession.) What we can get however are dedicated mortals […]
By Austyn Ogannah – It is obvious that Nigeria as a nation has been going through very rough times in the last three decades due to poor leadership and corruption. The situation has now reached dangerous and frustrating levels and must be tamed before any government can deliver the basics of governance to its people. […]
I know how much I spent in one year on fuel to generate my own light for my household in Mmahu-Egbema of the Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state. That automatically means that I am my own Governor, no matter the idle Mallam, unproductive fellow pretending to occupy the office in Owerri. During the Ikedi Ohakim […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji, Abuja- For now, not less than 12 different political parties have been confirmed to have presented candidates to contest Presidential election next year. The parties and their candidates include: the People Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; the All Progressives Congress (APC), Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.); Action Alliance (AA), Tunde Anifowose-Kelani; Kowa […]
Senator Ita Solomon Enang was born on August 23, 1962. He hails from Ididep, in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Enang became a councilor in 1987, and a member of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 where he […]
By Chuks Akunna – My first encounter with Igwe Peter Nwokike Anugwu, Eze Ukwu of Mbaukwu, Anambra State was on July 10, 2003. Earlier that day, a detachment of armed policemen had abducted my boss, the governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige. They were led by an Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. […]
