Politics

Woodrow Wilson in his famous quote, “if you want to make enemies, try to change something” captured the nature of human reaction to change. On March 28, 2015, “change” was locked in a battle with […]

It will take some time for those Douglas Anele fondly refers to as Buharimaniacs to realize that, in a democracy, there is nothing definitive about the outcome of an election.   When an election has been concluded, […]

Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate Abiodun Faleke yesterday said he would not be available for swearing-in with Alhaji Yahaya Bello  on January 27, 2016. Faleke spoke at Kabba at a meeting […]

FORMER military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has disagreed with critics of former President Goodluck Jonathan who described him as incompetent saying Jonathan was rather “inexperienced” rather than “incompetent.” Asked about the perception that Jonathan is […]

Amidst increased tension in some parts of Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday cancelled the governorship election in the volatile Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. INEC subsequently declared the […]

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, distanced himself from the proposed Social Media Bill currently being debated in the Senate seeking to restrict Nigerians from “criticizing” political and public office holders. The President speaking through […]

I TEND to forget, sometimes, that ministers have been named and assigned portfolios. There is a silence that is most unusual. Since the inauguration of the 36 ministers on November 11, three Wednesdays have come […]

Floods of depressing news have been gushing out in the last few days on the misuse and abuse of public funds in the last administration. Billions of dollars collected from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]

If I were Abiodun Faleke, I would head straight to the court. Now that the APC has finally won the guber poll in Kogi State, what shall we say is the contribution of Yahaya Bello […]

Yahaya Bello and James Faleke are the known protagonists in the fight to replace the late Abubakar Audu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in yesterday’s rerun vote in Kogi State. Behind the […]

Senate President,  Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday called on the French government to be more decisive in the supporting war against terrorism, particularly the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-eastern part of Nigeria and neighbouring former […]

Senator representing Bayelsa East and philanthropist Mr. Ben Murray Bruce of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has fulfilled his pledge to donate half of  his wardrobe allowance to widows in his community at Akasa, Bayelsa […]

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner has declared Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress the governor-elect of Kogi State, following yesterday’s conclusion of the governorship election declared inconclusive on November 22. The Returning Officer, Immanuel […]

May the promise of change not become a mere change of promise. And so, it happens that the All Progressives Congress has learnt nothing ennobling from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s 16 years dominance! Ironically, […]

This week, Nigeria’s senators moved a bill designed to muzzle free speech on social media one step closer to becoming law. The proposed law could affect an estimated 15 million plus Nigerians who use social media, not […]

The presiding judge in the four suits challenging the outcome of the governorship election, and the scheduled supplementary election, Gabriel Kolawole, said he struck out the suits for lack of jurisdiction. Mr. Kolawole, presiding over […]

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has distanced himself from the decision of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to cut down the size of their work force as a way out of the economic hardship facing […]

A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has stated that the announcement of new dates for congresses and national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, as announced by the spokesperson of the party, Olisa Metuh, on […]

Cross River State governor, Mr Ben Ayade, is to lead a delegation of governors from Africa to the ongoing Climate Change Summit holding in Paris, France. The African governors will meet with their counterparts from […]

In its days in opposition, the All Progressives Congress (APC) was fiery and fearsome. It drove the fear of God into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from which it wrested power six months ago. We have […]