Politics

WIth the trend of the results of the presidential election showing his challenger, Muhammadu Buhari in an unassailable lead, Jonathan at about 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday put forth a telephone call to Buhari to concede […]

ABUJA- PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO yesterday congratulated the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC and winner of last Saturday’s Presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, just as it said […]

Nigeria’s first-ever peaceful transition after elections this week has inspired hopes that it could spark a trend among other African countries where democracy has failed to take hold. In a continent where leaders often refuse […]

History has been made in the most populous black nation in the world with the election of General Muhammadu Buhari as President of Nigeria. This is the first time since independence that an opposition leader […]

Ac​c​eptance Statement by General Muhammadu Buhari, President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria April 1st, 2015 I am immensely grateful to God for this day and for this hour. I feel truly honoured and humbled […]

For acting in wanton disregard of and with total contempt for Nigeria’s citizens, a red card has been issued to the ruling elite by the people proving that “The Power of the People is Greater […]

After four attempts, former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, will finally be getting the opportunity to lead Nigeria under a civilian dispensation as the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) declared him the winner of […]

I am so happy. It is a great day for Nigeria. This has changed the whole political complexion of Nigeria. It has shown that a good man can win election in this country. That money […]

The enthusiasm was unprecedented; the expectation was very high; and at the end, by universal acclaim Nigeria was the winner. The March 28 presidential election in Nigeria was historic in so many ways. It was […]

At exactly 1:15 pm United Sates eastern time (6:15 pm Nigerian time) on Tuesday, my daughter called me from Lagos with the news that President Goodluck Jonathan had just called Gen. Buhari and congratulated him […]

Nigerians have little faith in their institutions. Except perhaps for the church, today headed by prosperity prophets, who have taken over the socio- economic role the state should perform in society; all other institutions are […]

History was made March 28, as Nigeria and Nigerians jointly emerged victorious from free, fair and credible Presidential and National Assembly elections. In the build up to the elec­tions, so much regional sentiments and ethnic […]

WHEN some community leaders connive to sell a piece of land belonging to the local deity, they set off a chain of morbid reactions. One after the other, all the conspirators die, but the ring […]

  Majority of Nigerians having spoken, the least we can do now is to congratulate Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Bu­hari on his victory. One resounding round of ap­plause belongs to President Good­luck Jonathan for being the first […]

It was a hard fought battle. President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen Muhammadu Buhari threw everything they had into the contest. Being the incumbent president, Dr Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had an almost […]

The Labour Party has felicitated with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and the All Progressives Congress, for their resounding success in the March 28 presidential election. The party’s secretary, Kayode Ajulo, communicated the party’s position in […]

The spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign team, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday stated that all his attacks against the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and his party, the All Progressives Congress, during the electioneering, were what his […]

The significance of Muhammadu Buhari’s victory is underlined by the fact that this will be the first in the history of Nigeria’s electoral process when an incumbent president is defeated. It was no small feat […]

From the onset, his acts as a former military dictator appeared to have posed a challenge but it was a challenge he stooped to conquer. This was his fourth time out after 2003, 2007 and […]

My attention has been drawn to a write-up in the Nation Newspaper on March 13, 2015 titled, ‘Crossing the Line: Shaka Momodu’s Obsession with Tinubu’ supposedly written by one Olabode Johnson who sadly was not […]