Politics

It is mathematically impossible for Bernie Sanders to win enough delegates in the remaining Democratic contests to secure the nomination, but his aides see a path through a convention battle in Philadelphia that would target […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s committed to supporting Donald Trump’s presidential bid. But, the Kentucky Republican wrote, he has expectations of Trump — who he said “now has the opportunity and the obligation […]

John Kasich is dropping out of the Republican presidential race, he said Wednesday. Kasich’s decision to suspend his efforts came after he improbably became the last challenger to Donald Trump, who emerged as the presumptive […]

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may have to testify in a lawsuit related to the private email server she used while secretary of state. U.S. District […]

Two things stand out for me about the law. Yes, there is a reason to venture to regulate the exercise of religion in Kaduna State. The perennial incidence of religious violence and the recent violent […]

He goes on to equate acquiring grazing land, to land acquisition for schools, hospital and markets.  How are these comparable? Schools and hospitals are non-profit government interventions for social wellbeing of the citizens. How can […]

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, restored the hope of many Nigerians on the social advancement of women when he announced that the Gender Equality Bill which was thrown out by the Senate three weeks ago […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors for over two hours with the visiting President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, over terrorism and other trans-border crimes. The meeting, which was held inside the Presidential […]

Many Hispanic-Americans say they intend to adopt United States citizenship now to formalise their residency rights in case the Republican presidential frontrunner is elected. Donald Trump has caused anger among US residents of Latin American […]

The Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday said his criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari was not borne out of his hatred for him but out of his conviction that at 73, Buhari was not […]

Donald Trump sealed his extraordinary march to the Republican presidential nomination with a victory in the Indiana primary. Now he faces what may be an even tougher challenge: persuading the Republican Party to coalesce behind […]

Brazil’s top prosecutor requested that President Dilma Rousseff be investigated for trying to obstruct a sweeping corruption investigation involving state-run oil firm Petrobras, local media reported late on Tuesday. An investigation could well mark the […]

Republican front-runner Donald Trump went from long-shot contender to become the party’s presumptive nominee on Tuesday with a commanding win in Indiana, and the party began to coalesce around him as top rival Ted Cruz […]

Dear President Buhari, I would like to draw your attention to three issues, which the people have been talking and writing about, often as separate issues. They are: (1) the Fulani herdsmen’s atrocities; (2) the […]

Several years ago, Boko Haram elements operated almost at will in parts of Kogi State, notably  in the Igala and Ebira country, terrorising communities, blowing up prisons and setting free the inmates, and manufacturing the […]

Barack Obama was a phenomenon when he turned to politics. His presidential victory seemed assured that July 24, 2008 day when he stood in a street to address over 200,000 Germans in Berlin, in the […]

Governor Ayo Fayose’s recent letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, advising the Beijing authorities not to grant the $2 billion trading loan to Nigeria, has continued to generate fierce criticisms. First, Fayose sent a letter […]

Two critical issues generated considerable interest in the polity in the past week: the menace of Fulani herdsmen and the insolvency of the states. For months now, the herdsmen have been on the prowl across […]

Last week I wrote an essay titled ‘The Road To Kigali’ which was widely published. The callous response of the northern governors to the horrendous events in Enugu has compelled me to write this contribution […]

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has described Governor Ayodele Fayose as an ingrate for saying that he would not support him (George) to become the national chairman […]