Anambra poll: How APC lost and won (1)
By Magnus Onyibe Tony Nwoye, the governorship candidate of the APC in the November 18 election, may not have won the election in Anambra State, as Willie Obiano, the incumbent governor, has received...
View ArticleRanking the Nigeria Police: Matters arising
By Promise Adiele Recently, the World International Security and Police Index (WISPI) through the International Police Science Association and the Institute for Economics and Peace came out with a...
View ArticleWhy civil servants need interpersonal skills
By Akintola Benson-Oke Marcus Tullius Cicero, who lived between 106–43 BC, was a Roman statesman, orator, and writer. As an orator and writer, Cicero established a model for Latin prose. His surviving...
View ArticleAnambra poll and Obiano’s triumph
By Michael Jegede THE November 18, 2017 Anambra State governorship election has come and gone. Incumbent Governor Willie Obiano of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) emerged triumphant, defeating...
View ArticleUsing 2012 pensioners as opposition tool in Osun
By INWALOMHE DONALD THERE has hardly been any month that the critics of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State spared him unjustifiable virulent attacks, in spite of the fact that he has been very...
View ArticleAfrica needs industrialization, not entrepreneurs
By F. E. Ogbimi The passage, Ecclesiastes 1: 9-11, 18: said, ‘What has happened before will happen again. What has been done before will be done again. There is nothing new in the world. Look, they...
View ArticleIs it time to restructure Nigeria?
By Kingsley Alumona The question: “Is it time to restructure Nigeria?” is coming at the most critical moment of the country’s history. This question itself begs two fundamental questions. First, what...
View ArticleZimbabwe: End of an era, beginning of a new dawn
By Ambassador Akinkuolie Rasheed THE long reign of President Robert Mugabe finally came to an abrupt end with his resignation on November 21. The beginning of the end started on the November 6, when...
View ArticleAtiku: The roving bird?
By Odurombi Onabanjo ONE syndrome common among many of the nation’s politicians is party switching. Perhaps, no other politician epitomizes this itinerant movement than former Vice President Atiku...
View ArticleINEC, Anambra poll: A good outing
The Anambra State gubernatorial election has come and gone, with the then incumbent governor, Willie Obiano, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) sweeping the polls, as he won in all the 21...
View ArticleWalking with Abubakar
By Ali M Ali Time flies. Rapidly, especially when you are constantly engaged mentally and physically. Time just whizzes by. And this is even more so when you are walking with a goal-getter like...
View ArticleGani Adams: Changing the tide of history
By Kehinde Aderemi William Shakespeare was correct when he said: “ There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” These words define the story of Aare Gani...
View ArticleOn Buhari’s alleged nepotism
By Percy Owaiye YOU can accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of all you like, and like all humans, he has his fair share of faults, but this one about being nepotistic and skewing appointments in favour...
View ArticleNew data revolution, who has the advantage?
By Aniefiok Ikoh When the general system for mobile (GSM) telecommunication licenses were issued in 2001 and the new operators rolled out with mobile services, Nigerians were just too happy to be able...
View ArticleLagos and the journey towards 2020
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In Lagos State, the challenge of development is faced in the context of global economic impact as well as its status as a mega city. The current administration in the State is...
View ArticleLessons from Anambra guber election
By Mascot Tecu Ezeukoma It is true that the 2017 Anambra gubernatorial election has come and gone, but it could not have done so without some inherent lessons to be learnt by all concerned. Indeed,...
View ArticleRenewal of Willie Obiano’s mandate
The November 18 overwhelming renewal of Governor Willie Obiano’s mandate for another term of four years by the electorate demonstrates clearly that Ndi Anambra have implicit support for the All...
View ArticleNeither Atiku nor Buhari
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Few weeks back, the media savvy governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Peter Ayo Fayose, inaugurated his campaign for the highest political office in the land. Hardly had he ended his press...
View ArticleMemo to APC on 2019 elections
By SKC Ogbonnia THE clarion call by the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election did not come as a surprise. In fact, some of the most difficult...
View ArticleEU, AU Summit: Harnessing partnership potentials
By Itaobong Offiong Etim The 5th European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) Summit held in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, November 29 – 30, 2017. African and European heads of states and governments attended...
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