It will be unkind to conclude, even to insinuate, that Governor Ibikunle Amosun set out to diminish the fortunes of his party, the All Progressives Congress, in the 2019 elections, by throwing tantrums over the […]
If I were advising the political elites of the various political zones of Nigeria, I would expose to them how politically meaningless, in the broader scheme of interest-based political calculations, occupying the presidency has become. […]
Halfway into his four-year tenure, Governor Godwin Obaseki is still experimenting with the destiny of Edo. His administration has been dismal and sloppy in meeting his ambitious electioneering promises to the people. Apart from a […]
At this period when Nigeria is passing through one of its worst political and security challenges, it has no doubt become imperative for the political leaders and decision makers to consider employing the instrument of […]
A long-awaited succour came to the officers of the Nigerian Police as the Federal Executive Council led by President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved a salary upgrade to motivate them for improved service delivery. Inarguably, the […]
Against popular expectations, President Muhammadu Buhari last week rejected the new amendments to the electoral bill that was resent to him for assent by the National Assembly. It was the fourth time the president has […]
Last week, I embarked on an ambitious political prognosis, to wit, a prediction of the outcome of the 2019 elections in Plateau State. Ambitious because as I alluded, political science, in spite of its claim, […]
Let a hundred flowers bloom, and a hundred schools of thought contend —Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976) founder of modern China. Organising a presidential election debate to prepare us for informed choice in Nigeria’s poll in 2019 […]
The Vice Presidential candidates’ debate organised by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) over the weekend has generated a lot of social media discourse. On the whole, the analysis has been on the individual performances […]
Once again, as in other presidencies, the region benefitting from the current presidency is not the one that purportedly controls it. It’s not the one from which the president hails. Rather, it’s the one that […]
…begging is not a desirable action, according to the religion of Islam, but is only allowed in severe forms of need. The rich also have the responsibility to search for such deprived people in the […]
In the final months of transition from military to civil rule between 1998 and 1999, I never felt the enthusiasm that gripped most people in the country. My lethargic disposition at that time was not […]
On manufacturing, there are four action points on the what- to – do segment of which I welcome the decision to review import duty on raw materials available in the country and on imported machinery. […]
As the Democratic Party prepares to wield power in the U.S. House of Representatives after a land slide victory in the mid-term elections, the word ‘impeachment’ is increasingly rolling off their tongues. Such is the […]
It is no longer news that the Nigerian economy is battered. Virtually every sector is in the red needing urgent intervention. The oil sector, which is the backbone of the economy, is the most battered […]
What the trend tells us is that the economy should see growth of a little under 2 per cent in the October-December period — bringing gross domestic product growth this year in at around 1.9 […]
It was indeed a sad day for Nigeria when the debate group gave effect to its illegality and impunity, defied the public’s outcry and demonstrations, and held the vice presidential debate, promoting five parties at […]
In a country of 91 political parties in theory but just two in practice, a vice-presidential debate was always going to be a hard sell. For many reasons. When the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) […]
2018 is being described as the year of the woman where women are moving into spaces they normally would not occupy. This mainstream effect of women empowerment through the times up movement and others, has […]
Eddie Emessiri, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG), says inadequate funding was responsible for exclusion of candidates from participation in the vice-presidential and presidential debates. A statement by Eddie Emessiri, NEDG Executive […]
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