Tinubu, Idris, and a whole new 2027 campaign, by Suleiman A. Suleiman
Nigerians paying close attention to the emerging 2027 presidential campaign would by now have the sense, as I have, that this election will be very different from previous ones. We are only a few weeks in, no doubt, but it seems clear enough that this election will be fought on policy and strategic voter engagement. […]
Otti finds his niche, by Emeka Obasi
With the current leadership deficit facing the country, Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti believes the best way out is for competent people to jump into the murky water of politics instead of crying buckets over non performance. Otti was a banker, rising to the enviable position of Managing Director before veering into politics. So far, he […]
Nigeria and a Counterfeit Democracy, by Ugoji Egbujo
Without good faith, democracy is a scam. An electoral process governed by arbitrariness rather than fair play is every drug cartel’s dream. The police, electoral officers and judges are groomed and planted, part of the syndicate. Election riggers triumph. Judicial decisions are bought. Those who bought the elections sell political offices. The hopes of the poor in […]
Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, by Azu Ishiekwene
Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba mythology. Yes, Tutuola’s English […]
May Day 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, by Owei Lakemfa
May Day! May Day!! May Day!!! The desperate calls from Chicago, United States workers in 1886, taken up by workers of the world, now sounds more desperate. But the world seems to have gone deaf with the May Day calls becoming almost inaudible. In fact, the US, the country from which May Day emanated, does not […]
Govenment sending wrong signals on insecurity, by Adekunle Adekoya
THE week ending today began with a harvest of horrific incidents: Three persons have been killed and two others abducted after armed men attacked mourners returning from a burial in Sati-Ikov council ward of the Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State; while in neighbouring Plateau State, two persons were injured in a fresh terror attack; while […]
