Politics

When many thought the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ticking the right boxes for 2019, the party leadership came up with something unique. There appear to be a drama series which never in want of […]

The National Peace Committee (NPC) says ex-US president Bill Clinton will attend the signing of a peace accord between President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a […]

The presidential and other elections are here at last. And what will be that will be will soon be. And what will not be that will not be will soon not be. And many don’t-know […]

The just concluded ‘presidential’ debate is incontrovertible proof that Nigerians must cast revolt vote to throw out the two geriatric contenders, Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress Congress, APC, and Abubakar Atiku, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP […]

In six days, Nigerians of voting age will clarify not only whom they are, but whom they wish to be. Four years ago, I helped bring to the leadership of Nigeria a man I had […]

The national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Olu Falae, said on Friday he has resigned from active politics. He also stepped down as chairman of the party. His resignation came a day after the […]

The Peoples Democratic Movement, a pressure group founded by the late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, has endorsed Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The group endorsed Atiku as its choice presidential candidate […]

Nigerians are avoidably facing some serious socio-economic and security challenges. But those worst hit—the poorest of the poor—seem not to understand the source of their issues neither do they ever think that their situations could […]

willieojo@yahoo.com Nigeria’s Presidential election is nine days away. Thirty one candidates are on the ballot. Arms are twisted and people hounded daily. Money splurged hourly. Mean utterances spewed per second. Blatant and brutish lies told […]

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has just sent PREMIUM TIMES the statement below endorsing a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, for the February 16 presidential election. Mr Moghalu, a lawyer […]

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will not win the election even if witches and wizards endorse him. Adesina said this in reaction to the endorsement […]

What were Nigerians thinking when they elected Muhammadu Buhari as President? Perhaps we saw in the dictator a man of competence and truth. Perhaps, we assumed he would do a better job. Many of us […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Next Level engagements will continue, despite surviving an air crash in Kogi state on Saturday. The accident is the second air mishap the vice-president will survive in eight months, after […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of candidates seeking elective positions into state Houses of Assembly. The commission released the list on its website on Thursday night. See the full list […]

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, threatened to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, over what they termed gross misconduct and infractions on the state budgets for 2018 and 2019. Beyond the 2019 […]

From North to South, East to West of Nigeria, the socio-economic indices of good things of life for Nigerians point to the negative side. Only the political office holders in the ruling parties see and […]

The Lagos house of assembly has explained why Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state, risks being impeached. The house had on Monday threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against the governor over alleged infractions in the […]

In a matter of days to the 2019 general elections, electioneering in the country is already in top gear across party lines. Political gladiators tossing up their respective party manifestoes and agenda before the electorate, […]