Politics

Act 1, Scene 1: Pre-presidential elections of March 28, the word on the street was that Chibuike Amaechi, immediate past governor of Rivers State, would be President Muhammadu Buhari’s Secretary to Government of the Federation. […]

Hardball is not given to sectionalism and ethnic jingoism – yes, even if he says so himself. Hardball, if he must go on this self-adulatory trip, is something close to a humanoid – human machine […]

The definition of “power” as a concept in political science provided by the late Professor Dimitri Kousoulas of the Department of Political Science, Howard University, is “the ability to make others do what they would […]

In 2010, the personnel vote of the National Assembly was N14.358bn; capital vote was N8.397bn whilst the overhead vote was N136.159bn being 9.04 per cent, 5.28 per cent and 85.68 per cent respectively of the […]

The actions and body language of President Muhammadu Buhari since he assumed office on May 29, 2015, seems to confirm former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s postulation about him shortly after he was sworn in. Atiku […]

IT is becoming obvious that President Muhammadu Buhari may be on a revenge mission.  Within his barely 100 days in office, he has focused more than a passing attention on those who worked with his […]

The future of Britain does not depend on how long the Queen reigns or the football career of Rooney, it will be guided by the ideas of Corbyn and far the British people are prepared […]

They are forgetting that many Nigerians are saying that the 2014 national dialogue failed to address such important matters as fiscal federalism, multinational federalism, and finding a people-friendly process of constitutional reform. Whatever may be […]

In a series of essays in this column entitled “Areas of  concentration for President Buhari,” I discussed some issues or challenges that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, should pay serious attention to as he performs the functions […]

The federal system of  government adopted by Nigeria is a popular option considering the large number of countries which utilize it world-wide. Whereas, most countries which rely on the system operate government at two levels-federal […]

The All Progressives Congress has advised the people of Osun State to brace up for austerity measures as the only way out of the economic crisis facing the state. The Director of Publicity, Research and […]

National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Mr. Lai Mohammed, has dismissed as ‘untrue’ the claim that the party leadership has adopted a former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, as a consensus candidate of the […]

Nigerian users on Twitter, on Saturday, expressed surprise at the removal of the All Progressives Congress’ name from the official profile page of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. According to some users, the Senate […]

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, admonished  a  former two-time governor of old Bendel State and member, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, to retire from politics and be […]

Police await warrant of arrest • CCT chairman shuts down phones to stave off pressure • South-East Senator implicated in Saraki’s ex parte application drama There was anxiety yesterday following the relocation of the President […]

The police yesterday declared that they were awaiting orders to effect the arrest of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. The Senate President was billed to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) […]

It would appear that President Muhammadu finds it convenient to make important announcements about his nation when he is away from the country. It could become an inconvenient matter for us to expect important statements […]

Dr Tunji Braithwaite, an octoge­narian, politician, lawyer and elder statesman, in this inter­view broadcast on Abeokuta, Ogun State-based Rockcity FM, went down memory lane to recall political de­velopments in the country. He singled out former […]

A Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, Akin Oyebode, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA, talks about Buhari’s government and the implication of some of the steps he has taken so far You were optimistic […]

Dr Minaibi Dagogo-Jack is the chairman of Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) in Rivers State and South-South. He was also Special Adviser to ex-governor Rotimi Amaechi on Empowerment. In this interview with LAWRENCE ENYOGHASU, […]