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 […]

There is a lot of anxiety about the presidential elections coming up in two days time. Many have worked themselves up to the point of hypertension as if elections are not a normal process of […]

On Saturday, March 28, two days from now, the electorate will again have the opportunity finally to go to the polls to elect a new president. This is after a contrived delay of six weeks […]

By Olayinka Latona Bernadine Ifeoma Eloka, a seasoned accountant is the CEO of Clarion Shipping West Africa, a business woman and grass root women mobiliser who is mobilizing the business community for change. She spoke […]

IN the same way that the darkest part of the night is just before dawn, the most important part of an election could also reside in some of the things we do, or fail to […]

“We, therefore, do not believe that a country should die because it held elections. On the contrary, elections should strengthen democracy, and reinforce national development. In view of that, we do not agree with any […]