Politics

ON Monday this week, VANGUARD newspaper carried a report that the National Assembly will soon commence a constitution amendment process, towards ensuring immunity for heads of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. The hint came from […]

IN my article here this past Monday entitled: Buhari And Other Ministers: Random Musings, I touched briefly on this issue but because of its increased topicality I have decided to bring it back today for […]

A mild drama occurred on the floor of the Senate yesterday when a petition against the former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, was to be tabled on behalf of a group from the state […]

The first official meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the leaders of both houses of the National Assembly is underway at the Aso Rock presidential villa. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, led principal officers of […]

Senate President  Bukola Saraki and 12 other senators may have resolved to support the confirmation of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as cabinet minister, sources said yesterday. The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators […]

Former Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was parrying yesterday an attempt to stop his confirmation for minister. Amaechi, who was also Director General, Buhari Campaign Organisation, was one of the 21 ministerial nominees unveiled […]

At last ‘Baba Go Slow’ as Buhari’s critics and adversaries would love to dub him has finally brought out his ministerial list albeit the first tranche. After keeping the nation waiting and guessing, the Senate […]

Those who think Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose is pursuing a flight of fancy concerning his plan to build a multi-billion naira airport in the land must be having a rethink, following news of activities […]

The National Assembly is yet to file a defence to a suit against it and the Senate by The Nation’s Editor Gbenga Omotoso and a correspondent Imam Bello. The 45 days within which they were […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland towards recovery and repatriation of public funds stolen from Nigeria. He spoke at separate audiences with the British and Swiss Ambassadors, who were […]

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), said yesterday that the annulment of June 12 presidential election, presumed to have been won by late Moshood Abiola, never affected his relationship with Abiola’s family. He said: “On […]

Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has again accused the immediate past government of former President Goodluck Jonathan of tampering with the pension funds to the tune of N3.7 trillion. Oshiomole’s latest revelation followed the […]

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Tuesday said he had no interest in actively participating in politics, saying business and politics should never be mixed. Mr. Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Group, made this known while […]

Ever since Nigeria’s Eighth National Assembly was born in controversial circumstances on June 9, 2015, it has been trailed by one crisis or the other, ranging from the controversy surrounding the election of principal officers, […]

A head of its official release just as last week was ending, the most closely-guarded and most anticipated list in Nigeria’s political history sprang a huge leak. Senate President Bukola Saraki is keeping what has […]

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, overruled Governor Nyesom Wike on the admissibility of the election documents All Progressives Congress, APC, tendered through one of his witnesses. The said witness, […]

There are centuries’ worth of theorising on the idea and meaning and implications of a “social contract”, or “compact”; the body of rules and obligations that is supposed to bind the members of a society […]

LAND of beauty. Land of the beautiful. Land of our fa­thers. Land of valiant men and women. Land of dreamers, who dreamt big dreams for our land and our people. Land of dreams that have […]

AYOBAMIBA wrote and said “If Buhari is keen and sincere about fighting corruption, he should stop this unnecessary media hype of motion without movement and develop a solid anti corruption framework and bill and send […]