Politics

‘Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others’ — Marcus Tullius Cicero Last Friday was a great day across the country. Indeed, it was a swell moment for […]

In a conference convened by the Igbo Progressive Leaders Council (IPLC) the group disclosed that they presented a seven-point plan to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. Led by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari would not be moving into the Aso Rock presidential palace until it is fully renovated, according to Malam Garba Shehu. Shehu, who is Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity), told reporters […]

Residents lament one-year darkness Residents of Otuoke, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s hometown in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, are angry. Their anger is not over the electoral defeat suffered by their ambassador. It is […]

INNOCENT DURU examines the contributions of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, to the sustenance of electoral democracy. PROFESSOR Attaihiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), […]

The Senator representing Kwara Central at the National Assembly, who is also one of the two Senators angling to emerge as the next Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has stated that the National Assembly would be […]

Former Minister of Transport and member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI speaks on the conduct of the general election, agenda […]

Determined to surpass his predecessor, the new Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday said he would vacate his official residence to reside at Alausa, in Ikeja in order to serve the state better and […]

As Saraki gets backing of PDP senators As elected senators get set to elect a new  leadership, Assistant Editor, Ismail Omipidan, reports on the politics and intrigues that may determine who carries the day, between […]

For the first time, first civilian Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, on Friday night, disclosed that the immediate past First Lady, Patience Jonathan, opposed the nomination of her husband, Goodluck, as his deputy […]

The immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, said he had been worried about the kind of reception he would receive in his home state, Bayelsa. Speaking at a civic reception in his honour, […]

FOR the first time in Nigeria’s history, an elected president is today handing power to another elected president following an election that was, by and large, free, fair and comparatively peaceful. President Goodluck Jonathan, in […]

I am concerned because I know the whole world would be paying close attention to Nigeria that day. I worry not just because of the import of the occasion but because some of the world […]

THE Igbo stirred up controversy by the way they voted in the last presidential and national assembly elections. This has put the people in a very precarious position in the new government of Muhammadu Buhari […]

SO, it has finally arrived – the day on which General Muhammadu Buhari will become the President of the Federal Republic for the second time. The flags are out. Armed forces personnel and police officers […]

During the heady days of the Late General Sani Abacha regime, a group of patriotic politicians who defied the odds by remaining at home formed the G-34 which pressed for the return to democratic rule […]

OLATUNJI Dare’s piece, Osoba: The veteran politician at bay, recently published in the papers, was an elegant public relations stunt. Any reader without the knowledge of the politics of Ogun State in recent years will come to […]

There have been moves to settle the constitution amendment row amicably. A Presidency team led by the Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), and National Assembly leaders yesterday met in Abuja on the stalemated […]

A few days ago Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s newly elected President to be sworn in on May 29, snubbed and rejected a lavish convoy of cars—including the ultimate vehicle among the power establishment, the Rolls Royce. […]

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came to a climax on Wednesday following the dramatic resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu. He had been under intense pressure to quit […]