As campaigns begin in August: Can technology deliver credible elections in Nigeria? By Ejiro Ofoye
As political campaigns officially begin this August, Nigerians are once again confronted with the defining question that has shaped every election since the return to democratic rule in 1999: will the votes truly count? While political parties mobilise supporters, unveil manifestos and traverse the country in search of votes, millions of Nigerians remain concerned not only […]
An endangered specie, by Muyiwa Adetiba
He retired ten years ago. But not out of choice. Left to him, he would have worked until he was 70 or until he was no longer able physically and mentally to go on. He had always relished the feeling of well-being that going to work offered him. He knew the emotional and financial security […]
SEGUN ODEGBAMI: In sport, winning is NOT always about coming first!
Do you like sports stories? Welcome. I joined IICC Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan in 1974. I was a student. I was amongst the first set of undergraduates to be admitted into the newly introduced HND program at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. I combined my grounding in Mechanical Engineering with playing at the highest level of […]
Inside Akpabio’s failed survival strategy, by Emmanuel Aziken
The failed attempt by Senate President Godswill Akpabio to amend the Senate Standing Rules was, from the outset, interpreted in many political circles as an act of self-preservation. The proposed amendment, which sought to restrict eligibility for principal offices to ranking senators from the immediate past assemblies, would effectively have shut the door against the return of […]
Sabotaged and Scattered, the Opposition wobbles, by Ugoji Egbujo
•Is Jonathan also trying to scatter them, too? Three weeks from critical deadlines, the opposition parties are in utter disarray. If this democracy fails, those who scattered the opposition must take responsibility. INEC failed to register parties in time. The government sowed moles and discord. Opposition leaders manifested greed , cowardice and ego. Another election is around the […]
Najib weeps for Mabo, by Emeka Obasi
Doma United are back to the Nigerian Premier League, thanks to Technical Adviser Najib Mabo who was hired by proprietor Alhaji Suleiman Umar and given a blank cheque and free hand to make it happen. The gaffer is the son of Ismaila Mabo, the only African coach to have advanced to the quarter finals of the FIFA […]
