Issues/Policy

The 2019 elections in Ebonyi State has now become history. As a national officer of the Alliance for New Nigeria, I was actively involved and picked up some lessons in the process. One of such […]

You don’t know me. I am sorry for introducing myself after sitting at your table, eating all your beverages and wallowing in your bathroom basin of lots of soupy dishes. I have made it a […]

O to ge should rather be used by all Nigerians to say ‘enough is enough’ to electoral violence and the politics of intimidation that have played out in the country over the years. Many say […]

I did not know Pius Adesanmi personally… Just like I felt when Gani Fawehinmi and Dipo Famakinwa died, I felt the same way this last Sunday. Some deaths hit us in a different way. It […]

“…In Rivers, INEC…suspended until further notice the elections due to violence in polling units and collation centres, staff being taken hostage and election materials, including results sheets, seized or destroyed by unauthorised persons. There is […]

The words we speak either heal or wound, bless or curse, build or destroy, give life or kill, enlighten or deceive. One word can destroy a whole nation. Take the word “cockroach” as example. That […]

Dear Mr. President, I write this open letter with a deep sense of patriotic citizen of Nigeria by birth. I sincerely hope that you will pay utmost heed to my admonition which is devoid of […]

Finally, the Independent National Electoral Commission concluded the 2019 general elections last Saturday, March 9, 2019 with the governorship elections held in 29 states, state assembly polls in 991 constituencies, six Federal Capital Territory Area […]

The condition of affairs of Nigeria was once the envy of many countries. She is the most populous country in Africa and richly endowed with first-rate class of humans from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds; for her […]

On January 26, 2018 the Federal Government deported 47 Cameroonian refugees and asylum seekers from Nigeria in utter breach of the obligation of Nigeria under international law. As a sequel to the instructions of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has won his re-election bid, despite his major opponent, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, sweeping the votes of the eastern corridor of Nigeria. The fallout is that […]

I have reached a very significant point in my regular public writing, and compelled by a personal work restructuring that I just undertook to step it down significantly, by 70% perhaps. It means I would […]

I…learnt many lessons about the psychology of Nigerian politics. I re-discovered our people and environment. I got a first-hand exposure to Nigerian politics, not as an observer-analyst but as a direct participant. I am better […]

“Religion is regarded by the wise people as true, and by the rulers as useful.” – Anonymous The political temperature here in Kaduna state is hot—I mean is very hot—an indisputable fact which those who […]

ABUJA—THE Nigerian Army has regretted that political thugs were being viewed and addressed as real soldiers in the media, saying the development has brought its reputation on several occasions to disrepute. The army also said […]

We have always been advised to ‘chew’ our words so that these words do not become an embarrassing judgment against us in future. Compare the statements of PMB as an APC candidate in 2015 and […]

Mr. President I salute you and congratulate you on your victory at the recently concluded elections with a whopping margin of almost 4 million votes. That is landslide or moon slide as some people would […]

Saturday March 9, 2019 marked the 100th day in office of Mr Adegboyega Oyetola as Governor of Osun State.After serving as Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola who served two glorious terms from 2010 […]

Like every leader, Ajimobi has his own character flaws. Strong are however these flaws that they dwarf a myriad of good traits in him. No matter his flaws, Ajimobi has greatly transformed Oyo State. He […]