Election without political parties: outlook towards 2027, by Usman Sarki
“Political parties created democracy, and modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of the parties.” — E. E. Schattschneider I sometimes wonder if Schattschneider would review his opinion on the centrality of political parties in a democratic dispensation if he had anticipated the situation in Nigeria today. In 2022, I was invited to serve as […]
Senate shouldn’t have suspended Natasha Uduaghan, by Tonnie Iredia
The Nigerian Senate last Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) for six months for what it called her total violation of the Senate Standing Rules which allegedly brought the presiding officer and the entire Nigerian Senate to public opprobrium. The suspension was announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio following the approval of the recommendation of […]
Super Eagles need a Caleb, by Patrick Omorodion
People always ask this question, what’s in a name? I believe that there is everything in a name. The Bible tells us that the power of life and death is in the tongue. So the name a child is given at birth most times manifests in his life. We are told of a man named […]
Not about Natasha, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
Over the past two weeks, we have witnessed a number of events at the Nigerian Senate, which have left some of us shell-shocked. It is quite common for arguments and battles of all kinds to break out in the National Assembly. It is not easy for so many representatives of their people to get along without […]
Prepare for the heavenly visitation, by Funmi Komolafe
Let’s thank the Almighty God that has seen us through the first two months of the year. The remaining months would end to our benefit in the mighty name of Jesus. Brethren, we are still the discussing the significance of three or the third month from the spiritual dimension. Many situations were recorded in the Holy […]
Akpabio’s Fear Of the Unknown, by Emmanuel Aziken
Nigeria joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day with gender activists mourning the decimation of their numeral strength in governance. The 1999 Senate had three women: Senators Florence Ita-Giwa, Stella Omu, and Khairat Gwadabe. However, 25 years later, it is a mark of the nation’s disrespect for gender equality that the IWD would be marked with […]
