Politics

President Goodluck Jonathan on May 17, at a special thanks-giving church service to end his tenure as president of the country, held in Abuja, pleaded for forgiveness from those he had offended through his policies. […]

Nyesom Wike, the incoming governor of Rivers state, says he would probe the administration of Rotimi Amaechi, the outgoing governor of the state. Amaechi, who got elected in 2007 after serving as the speaker of […]

  IT is all going to happen within four days.  Four days to the great national revival and renewal.  Four days to the rejuvenation and restoration of the Nigerian economy.  Four days to the great […]

Robert Greene, in “The 48 Laws of Power” counsels that we should associate with the “fortunate” and avoid the “unlucky”. But this admonition does not apply to President Goodluck Jonathan who, right from birth, was […]

In the run up to the presidential election on  March 28, 2015, figures  obtained  from the protocol  department of the Presidential Villa indicated that more than two thousand visitors visited  President Goodluck Jonathan on the […]

As the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met last night  to appoint a replacement for the former chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, who resigned last week, there was fear that if […]

•Why Obasanjo should not be entertained as a democrat •One way Buhari can rebuild Nigeria Erstwhile speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Na`abba in this interview reviews the recent elections and how and […]

Following the defeat of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, indications emerged yesterday about how President Goodluck Jonathan plans to reposition the party. LEADERSHIP Friday yesterday exclusively gathered that the […]

Because we have not sufficiently punished political criminals in Nigeria for 16years now, the hearts of our politicians have been schemed to continue to do wrong, believing that they are above the law and that […]

AFTER weeks of intrigues, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu on Wednesday finally bowed to pressure  and resigned his position as chairman of the party. BY HENRY UMORU […]

Chief Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa State, Chieftain of All Progressive Congress, (APC) and Co-Chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Committee for the May 29 Handover occasion said the corruption charges filed against him by […]

As the Jonathan regime winds down, a post-mortem beckons. What were its strengths or its failings, and how much of a legacy will resonate a generation from now when historians ponder its era? Whatever we […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has ordered the immediate probe of one of its members, and former minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, for criticising the party’s leadership and calling for its resignation. The party said Mr. Fani-Kayode […]

The people of Ogbia Local Government in Bayelsa State, President Goodluck Jonathan’s home council, have described him as a prodigal, who has no balls to call his contractor friends to order and has allowed the […]

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has written the state chairman in Osun state questioning the membership of Femi Fani-Kayode the Director, Media and Publicity, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation. […]

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a turn for the worse on Wednesday as the National Chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu resigned. His resignation took immediate effect. Also, it was reliably […]

Since March 28, 2015 when General Buhari made unforgettable history in a political landscape, I have put my eyes and ears on the ground to monitor the events around the President-elect, whether he is in […]

The senator-elect from Bayelsa State is a master of show business indeed. What better way to announce his entry on the political stage than the right words carefully calibrated or choreographed to what Nigerians want […]

I WRITE this as someone who does not know President Jonathan personally. I have never met the man. Neither have I ever spoken to him electronically. All I know about him is what I read […]

The world was once in unison as the theory of the Divine Right of Kings held sway in most parts of the planet. With the passage of time and with the coming of the renaissance […]