Politics

Newly-appointed national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, last week in Umuahia, boasted openly of his skills as a master political strategist who would lead his party back to the presidency in […]

Kogi State has been in the news for the wrong reasons of late. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dealt a devastating blow to the state when on 22nd November 2015, it announced the result of […]

I very strongly emphasize it: though change can be either positive or negative, prospective or retrogressive, the change that I have in mind in the series of reflections that begin in this column this week […]

In particular the decision to call on citizens to take charge of funding governance is tantamount to calling on citizens to rescue their country and its economy from collapse in the wake of low revenue […]

These cases went to the Supreme Court until the fourth time in 2015 when God agreed that I will be President.” Clearly, President Buhari was expressing his frustration with the Nigerian judiciary, which has increasingly […]

“In every community there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power.”Saul […]

Early results from the re-run of the Benue South Senatorial District last night showed that Chief David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Comrade David Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were […]

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rolled to victory on Saturday in South Carolina in a contest that saw former Florida Governor Jeb Bush drop out, while Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton beat back a strong challenge […]

Do not attribute the president’s failures to a systemic rot. This is a cop out. This is his second stint as the leader of the country. He is a grown man, and an elder statesman […]

This column rarely agrees with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s often trenchant, truculent, intemperate and superficial views on issues, events and personalities. It is my view that Chief Obasanjo is too preoccupied with diligently seeking to […]

When President Muhammadu Buhari named the 36 men and women that formed his cabinet last year, one of the major criticisms was that many of the ministers were old. The line of argument of those […]

U.S. oil and gas executives bet big on 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush – they donated more to his White House run than to all of his rivals combined, according to a Reuters review […]

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a sacred institution, which deserves the respect of every citizen. But when its actions or attempted actions elicit screaming and scary headlines from the media, caution […]

Conducting elections in Nigeria is as good as fighting a war. In collusion with electoral officials and security agents, politicians subvert the process. Thus, the wish of the electorate, a critical element of democracy, is […]

Whatever may be his shortcomings, President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be said to be unpatriotic, lacking in zeal and determination, a visionary leader, to recreate the country in his own image. He is committed to battle […]

Sheriff, a two-term senator, two-term governor and an ex of all the parties since 1999, thinks that all that matters most to us at this time is the promise of a new president in three […]

It  is not in doubt that many Nigerians are not happy with the way things are going in the country right now irrespective of the political party they belong. It is incontestable that many Nigerians […]