Where are the campaigns for 2027? By Tonnie Iredia
As soon as a new president was sworn into office in Nigeria on May 29, 2023, politicians began to campaign for the 2027 elections that were 4 years away establishing clearly that they are in power for personal gains only. Political analysts shouted in vain that the continuation of electioneering at the end of one […]
Nasir el-Rufai: The bloodlust of a presidential wannabe, by Chidi Odinkalu
In the week in which former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai abandoned the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to chart a different political trajectory with the Social Democratic Party, SDP, his son, Bashir, characteristically made it known that “Southern Kaduna residents will keep seeing sheghe if they continue to attack indigenous Fulani herdsmen.” Three things about […]
The runaway state and the debris of democracy, by Owei Lakemfa
Some Nigerians in the social media are beginning to question whether the system in the United States, US, under Donald Trump is democracy. But I think they should start by asking themselves if what we practise in Nigeria is democracy. Section 14(2) of our Constitution declares unequivocally thus: “Sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria […]
Osimhen’s burning desires and Chelle’s demands, by Patrick Omorodion
From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks, the Bible tells us. It is what you think and desire that you speak. For you to realize the desire or dream therefore, you must put your brain, mouth, eyes and leg to action. Most importantly for those who believe in God, every desire of the […]
Without public support, EFCC can’t succeed, by Tonnie Iredia
About 73 years ago when Nigeria was still a colony, the Emir of Gwandu, moved a motion in the Northern House of Chiefs requesting all Native Authorities to trace and sanction with strict impartiality persons involved in bribery and corruption which were becoming pervasive across the entire colony. What this suggests is that corruption in Nigeria […]
Nigeria and the curse of oil, by Dele Sobowale
“Failure is not fatal; but, failure to change might be” – John Wooden. Nothing substantiates the Pareto Principle better than the structure of the Nigerian economy which is composed of the vital few organisations and the trivial many. According to Pareto principle, twenty percent of our activities account for eighty per cent of our results. Four […]
