2023 presidency: APC’s diversionary tactics
Stella Odife Before now everyone was of the opinion that the electioneering campaigns of the 2019 Presidential election will be devoid of any form of ethnic predilection. But the President Buhari-led...
View ArticleWhirlwind divorce: Another perspective
In the past, I wrote about some Nigerian marriages ending deadly to shine light on the dark side of Nigerian marriages in the Diaspora. Prior to that story, I wrote an article entitled, “Do Women...
View Article2019: A clarion call for change
Chris Nwokeji With less than two months to go, Nigerians are still pondering which presidential candidate to vote for in the general election of 2019. It will be definitely fun to watch the winner of...
View ArticleINEC and voting point settlements
Sufuyan Ojeifo In a situation of partisan frenzy in Nigeria, it is normal for political parties and their operators to perceive some actions of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as...
View ArticleWeak systems not corruption weaken Nigeria
Bob Majirioghene Etemiku In the three and half years that the Buhari administration has fought corruption tooth and nail, corruption seems to have remained adamant. A Transparency International...
View ArticleAtiku Abubakar’s making Nigeria work again
Although there are about 70 presidential candidates for the February 16 general election, the contest is unarguably between incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
View Article2019: Ihedioha and Imo agenda
Undoubtedly, the coming governorship election in Imo state will be a very challenging one. It is challenging not only from the viewpoint of the array and strength of the candidates but also the...
View ArticleWomen’s poor participation in politics
As the 2019 elections draw near, stakeholders, male politicians, political parties and all have been called to give women the chance to participate fully during the forthcoming general elections. Given...
View ArticleTowards a peaceful 2019 general election
The time has come again. The Nigerian political landscape is once again agog with plethora of political activities. Political gladiators are rolling out campaign drums and scrolls of carefully crafted...
View ArticleEncounter with hellish fraudsters
ON Friday, January 11, 2019, three hellish scammers—two men and a woman (Rita Eke, most likely a fictitious name just like her co-conspirators)—working in liaison cloned Dr. Alex Otti’s number and his...
View ArticleElection, debate and attitudinal change
Debate is a vital, far-reaching and inexpensive means of campaigning and earning the voters admiration before the election. It is identical to an interview session wherein the employer (electorate)...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom and resurgence of APC
Anietie Ekong On December 28, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari flagged off his second term campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The huge success of the event, the massive and enthusiastic crowd of...
View ArticleAtiku and the 2019 presidential debate
Gilbert Obika Presidential debate ought to be a big issue in any election year of any country. It is very popular in the United States of America where we borrowed the president system of government...
View ArticleOnnoghen: Curing the mischief of two wrongs
Perusing the plethora of reactions to the arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on allegations of false declaration of...
View ArticleSearching for smoking guns against Atiku
IT’S not hard to know when a ruling party has its back to the wall few weeks before a crucial election. Former United States President Gerald Ford, in his memoir: A TIME TO HEAL, detailed the tell tale...
View ArticleMoney ritual: A whole new dimension
Promise Adiele The movie “Living in Bondage”, is arguably one of the pioneers of the mega-billion naira Nigerian film industry christened Nollywood. In the movie, a frustrated young man Andy, having...
View ArticleNigeria and the 2019 presidential poll
Carl Umegboro Quadrennially, Nigerians exercise electoral franchise; choosing national leaders in pursuit of democratic norms as enshrined in the nation’s constitution. Resultantly, a new phase of the...
View ArticleLagos and the tourism goldmine
Tayo Ogunbiyi From all indications, the several investments of the Lagos state government in the tourism sector is steadily but surely paying off. For instance, according to reports, activities within...
View ArticleThe type of leader Nigeria needs now
Sam Nwokoro Just as Shakespeare said that “the apparel speaketh the man, in the same manner the type of ideals and activities a man engages in says so much about his beliefs, visions, values and his...
View ArticleNewspapers awards: Gov. Ugwuanyi and his fitted caps
Samson Ezea It was the 30th US president and lawyer, Calvin Coolidge, who once said that no person was ever honoured for what he received, rather honour has been the reward for what one gave out to the...
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