Politics

EVER since his first appearance or outing as the candidate of his party, the PDP, in 2003 when it did not look good or promising for anyone to doubt or dare the populist credentials of […]

The Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, On Thursday failed in his bid to regain his freedom after being arraigned on Wednesday on a six-count charge for alleged procurement fraud and breach of […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the December 5 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election, Chief Timipre Sylva, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to add up and announce the results from the Southern […]

Since the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the Bayelsa governorship election inconclusive on Monday, I’ve been wondering what would have happened if the chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, had been the one who conducted the last […]

How many hearts filled with grief will balance an offshore account? How many homes – cold, poverty-stricken, scam-activated, shall balance ill-acquired “executive estacode” and “constituency allowance?” How do we measure progress on the watch of […]

(CNN)Is Donald Trump a fascist? To answer that question it is helpful to examine three interrelated phenomena: the history of European fascism, the rise of far-right nationalist parties around the West today and what historian […]

A total of 130 bills passed first reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday, a development the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, described as “unprecedented.” The Clerk, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori, almost got tired reading out […]

Jonathan’s ex-aide ‘on the run’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today begin the trial  of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr. Sambo Dasuki, ex-Minister of Finance Bashir Yuguda and a former […]

ABUJA – National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun and Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Comrade Timi Frank have locked horns over who speaks for the party as the […]

When the current agitations for Biafra by Igbo youth started under the platform of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, most people did not take them serious. This was probably because of the tepid, non-violent […]

LAST week, a very controversial bill passed second reading in the Nigerian Senate. The bill titled: “Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions”, is sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, a member of the ruling All Progressives […]

DOES anybody remember it is Christmas? I almost did not – for good reasons. The Boko Haram insurgency remains a bad sore, partly a self-inflicted injury, as we are beginning to find out – courtesy […]

I was about 14 years old when then Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his ilk launched a coup in December 1983 against the government of President Shehu Shagari; so, I have a good idea of […]

When a three-month suspension lasts just a day or two before its curious cancellation, it should prompt questions about Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and his governance style. Fayose announced the suspension of the Secretary […]

Six months into the current administration is enough time to look at the direction the country is heading under the Buhari/Osinbajo regime. As citizens we are joint stakeholders in the nation’s destiny. As voters who […]

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared that it no longer has money to complete its multi-billion naira new national secretariat. The new secretariat is located at the Central Business District, Abuja. […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the party will not hesitate to find a replacement for the Kogi State Deputy Governor-elect, James Faleke, if the need arises. Odigie-Oyegun […]

What is accountability?It means that leaders acknowledge responsibility for actions or events taking place under their watch, and most importantly, they understand that they are morally, legally and ethically obliged to explain to stakeholders (the […]

Bayelsa State, better known as the Glory of all lands, had its governorship election on Saturday, December 5, 2015. Just like that of Kogi State earlier held on November 21, the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to carry out holistic review of Nigeria’s foreign policy with a view to protecting investors and businessmen in other countries assisted by Nigeria to gain freedom, peace and […]