Politics

There was a time when Nigerians actually enjoyed politics. The rules were clear, though some of them were still being developed to keep up with the fast pace of our development as a nation. But […]

The March 28, 2015, presidential vote has all along been presented in both local and foreign media as a battle of titans, a tough war. This is in keeping with media’s penchant for histrionics and […]

All credible independent polls predict a Buhari victory. Some with more winning margins than others, but all gave APC victory in four of our six zones with ma­jor inroads in the other two zones. This […]

One thing that sets this year’s electoral campaign miles apart from the previous ones is the overflowing stream of cheap talk – call it pedestrian propaganda. One is also astonished at the creative, even if […]

As the general elections draw close, the Minister of Ni­ger Delta Affairs, Dr Stephen Orise Oru, has given reasons Nigerians should not elect the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, […]

Lagosians expect the dawn of a new era next month. Ahead of the governorship elections, indigenes and non-indigenes are mobilising support for the candidature of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the standard bearer of the All Progressives […]

Former Ondo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Prince ‘Diran Iyantan is the Leader of Yoruba Ronu. He spoke with Assistant Editor LEKE SALAUDEEN on the marginalisation of the Yoruba, the purported endorsement […]

Just picture this scene. A bus full of people of different ages and nationalities, is parked at the slope of a hill, a few meters from the sea. The sea waves are gentle as they […]

The opposition or the government in waiting plays a vital role in the political development of any country. It exists to offer constructive criticisms and prevent the ruling party from getting disconnected to the people. […]

The mantra of the opposition All Progressive Congress is change. It is a well-known fact that Nigerians have not really had a fair deal under the current Jonathan led administration. The fight against the hydra-headed […]

This democracy was purchased at a very high price, essentially because aside the blood of several innocent Nigerians that were shed, we sacrificed a popular mandate: the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, still adjudged the […]

I thank God that the D-Day or should that be E-Day? – has finally arrived, after months of toxic mud-slingings, comical episodes, tragic misfires, dramatic cross-carpetings, nail-biting suspense, fevered speculation and controversies galore. Ever since […]

Tomorrow, March 28, is a special day in Nigeria. It is a day Nigerians will elect their president, the person that will pilot their affairs in the next four years. Since 1999 when the present […]

A few days ago, precisely March 23, the death of former Singaporean leader, Lee Kuan Yew was announced. Days after his death, newspapers in Nigeria and most of the popular international news channels were awashed […]

President Goodluck Jonathan comes across as one of the favourites in tomorrow’s election. Having learnt the ropes as a deputy governor, Vice-President, acting-President and President, he appears well groomed for the position he is seeking. The fact […]

In just a matter of hours, and barring any further political hiccup,  Nigerians will attempt to write a new chapter in the history of this ‘geographical entity.” The hullabaloo that has engulfed what ordinarily, in […]

Comrade Paul Yaro Jezhi was the Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kaduna State Chapter. He held this position for several years. He is presently a labour activist. In this interview with CORRESPONDENT,GABRIEL JOHN, he expresses […]

STEEPED in social, economic and political quagmire and pervasive despondency, Nigerians desire a change of the current situation to a better life. There is palpable dissatisfaction and discontent with the levels of corruption in the […]

Ahead of the March 28 presidential election, the political atmosphere appeared tensed as the two major political parties namely Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) and their candidates make a last minute […]

Friends, Nigerians and countrymen, spare me your time. At last, the moment has come for us to determine  whether or not things should continue as they are. Which direction our nation should go lies in […]