There was something unsettling, destabilising and embarrassing about the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission that the long-awaited 2019 elections were postponed by one week. The first reason was that the postponement came just […]
The 2019 elections in Nigeria will now commence on Saturday, February 23, following last-minute postponement last weekend by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The attention of the world is turned on the country, and for […]
Although natural resource conflicts were common in the early 1990s, violent fatalities between farmers and cattle rearers have been as tremendous as the daily ritual killings across Nigeria, particularly since 2006 till date. If death […]
Tayo Oke (drtayooke@gmail.com) This week’s column had been cleared for a take on capital markets in the aftermath of the elections, before the Independent National Electoral Commission somehow conspired to make itself the centre of […]
As a Nigerian, I can bet that all year long, day in day out, at least one politician, religious leader or motivational speaker somewhere is charging an audience (regardless of size) with these famous words […]
One Achievement, Too Many In One Year The ambience evinced no Less. Already seated are Principal Officers. As sprawling as Mahmood Yakub Lecture Theatre is, it was almost filled to the brim by scores of […]
Every so often someone asks me: “What’s your favorite country, other than your own?” I’ve always had the same answer: Taiwan. “Taiwan? Why Taiwan?” people ask. Very simple: Because Taiwan is a barren rock in […]
Nothing in the recent history of Nigeria has shocked the entire country like the postponement of the long awaited general election in the morning of February 16, 2019, just three hours to the elections. It […]
Both men operate in the country’s circus called politics. One is the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission. His name is Mahmood Yakubu, a guerilla warfare expert and Professor of Political History and International Studies. The […]
As Nigerians wait with bated breath for the rescheduled election on Saturday after the cancellation of what would have been decision day for the next president and our national legislators, the fear of the ability […]
The Independent National Electoral Criminals (INEC) truly behaved like the name suggests. No warning, no credible reasons and in dismissive manner postponed the presidential election six hours before the polls open. INEC had four years […]
“No, no, no. We cannot continue! We cannot Proceed. Mr. Chairman, you have been compromised”- Elder Orubebe The introductory quote of this article was uttered at a similar election period. Unlike the present matter however, […]
Dear World, I am a disillusioned Nigerian wondering exactly what has gone wrong with the citizens of my country, particularly members of my generation. I have thought and thought really hard, yet answers of all […]
Nigerians went to bed on Friday, 15th February, with solid determination to troop out in the morning of Saturday, 16th February to cast their votes for their preferred presidential and national assembly candidates. There was […]
One man changed the history of the world by setting himself on fire. The Tunisian, Mohammed Bouazizi, was unable to find work and had to make ends meet by selling fruits at a roadside stand. […]
This is a philosophical reflection on Nigeria with Plato’s Republic as reference. I must apologize and indeed warn readers ahead, that the exposition on Plato’s Republic in this piece is quite extensive, almost the first […]
It was early in the evening of Friday the 15th that rumours started flying that the Presidential elections slated for Saturday the 16th might be postponed. That official rumour signpost, the ubiquitous social media was […]
censoj@gmail.com; 08127235995 The euphoria of the 2019 elections is in the air. It can literally be felt as it has been heightened by the one-week postponement of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission. […]
Economic Renaissance by Henry Boyo lesleba@lesleba.com 08052201997 Political parties have, lately, hit the election campaign trail to plead with the erstwhile ignored proletariat to adopt their candidates as the preferred choices to plunder the common […]
Leadership issue is at the heart of the challenges facing Nigeria at the moment and indeed, it is also the solution. In Nigeria today, there is excruciating poverty, insecurity, political uncertainty, bad roads, youth unemployment […]
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