Politics

The electoral misfortune Peoples Democratic Party suffered in the 2015 general elections which ended its 16-year rule was a consequence of imposition of candidates, a former Senate President, David Mark, has said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared election in four area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) inconclusive. The four area councils are Abuja Municipal, Kuje, Gwagwalada and Kwali.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have double-digit leads in the race for their party’s nominations in New York. Trump’s advantage is widespread in the Republican contest.  A new Fox News poll finds he leads among […]

Donald Trump is trying something new: playing it safe. With a commanding lead in the latest polls ahead of the New York GOP primary, the Republican front-runner is dodging the spotlight — and staying out […]

President Barack Obama said the worst mistake of his presidency was a lack of planning for the aftermath of the 2011 toppling of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. “Probably failing to plan for the day after […]

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the notion of a contested nominating convention and said she was not preparing for such a scenario, after her rival for her party’s presidential nomination racked up another […]

U.S. President Barack Obama said Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton never jeopardized national security in the handling of her emails as his secretary of state. Obama, in an interview broadcast on Fox News Sunday, said […]

The latest incident of fighting in a House of Assembly took place last Monday when Nasarawa State legislators engaged themselves in a free for all fight inside what is often called their ‘Hallowed’ Chambers. According […]

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has deliberately and complacently, if not self-righteously, marched briskly into another controversy. The politician and technocrat seems built for controversy than for anything else. This time he has got […]

The Presidency and the Federal Executive Council (FEC) have identified  eight  major ‘assaults’  by the National Assembly  on the 2016 Appropriation Bill sent to President Muhammadu Buhari last Thursday for his assent, The Nation learnt […]

A good campaign slogan is like a good fortune: concise, clever and crisp. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, found one in the slogan Change, which was to drive home the party’s campaign for the change of […]

Hundreds of protesters descended on the spring conference of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party on Saturday, calling on him to close “tax loopholes” or resign. A crowd of several hundred set off from […]

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron published details of the taxes he’s paid since 2009 as he sought to draw a line under the furor over his personal finances, which culminated in him admitting on Thursday […]

Headlines screaming “Deportations to begin” and “Markets sink as trade war looms” top a parody newspaper front page the Boston Globe posted on Saturday, with a scathing editorial denouncing Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s candidacy. […]

Bernie Sanders won the U.S. presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming on Saturday, besting rival Hillary Clinton and adding to a string of recent victories as the two candidates gear up for a crucial matchup […]

As it is time for a review of 17 years of democracy, we the people should ask many contextual questions about dividends of democracy so far. Academics such as Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, (PhD) would […]

Since the assumption of office by President Muhammadu Buhari, series of challenges have become inevitable especially with the acknowledged mess left behind by the defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration. There are also some visible […]

IT IS probably a bit too early to begin drawing the One-year-in-office scorecard of the Buhari/APC government. Every discerning mind knows, should know, that the first year in office of any government, is usually devoted […]

“Hello Chuks. How are you doing? “I’m fine sir.” “Are you on vacation? I have been seeing you around since last week.” “We are not on vacation. The school was shut because there is no […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday vowed not  to succumb to calls for his resignation by Nigerians amid his corruption trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the revelations in Panama Papers. Saraki, while […]