To all intents and purposes, the com­ing days in the life of Nigeria will be very interesting, and Lagos, being the country’s economic nerve-cen­tre, will surely not be left out. Come March 28, 2015, Nigerians […]

Ambassador Aminu Bashir Wali, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minis­ter, is one of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the North. A former ambas­sador to China and one-time Nigeria’s Permanent Represen­tative to the United Nations, […]

  Fellow Nigerians, today is not June 12, 1993, but it has all the trappings of that fateful day. For those who may not remember, let me repeat for the umpteenth time, that was our […]

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 […]