Boycott the boycottables (3), by Eric Teniola
This week, we continue the narrative on boycott of elections in Nigeria On December 21, 1964, the Central Working Committee of NCNC rejected the 61 unopposed candidates in the North. Secretary F. S. McEwen said, “We do not regard these seats as won by the NPC,” adding that the party had decided on a “course of […]
Abia: Otti coasting home already? By Ochereome Nnanna
What is the opposition in Abia State really up to? I have never seen such a confused lot. Just a little while ago, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Okezie Kalu, postured as the biggest threats to the state’s high-flying incumbent governor, Dr. Alex Otti. After each had […]
Telecoms, an industry in search of a modern policy, by Okoh Aihe
The gathering of stakeholders last week in Lagos to look at policy support for the telecommunications industry, suddenly communicated the painful reality that Nigeria has continued to operate the sector with a document of over two and a half decades, whose relevance has since been overwhelmed by the multiplicity of technological developments and nuanced growth in […]
Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (5), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative about creation of new states in Nigeria. By the way, talking about Brigadier Ally reminds me of his loyalty and service to this great country. In 1954, the late Brigadier Godwin Ally, who hailed from Ogoja province, was in the first set of young boy soldiers to attend the Nigerian Military […]
Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu (II)
By Suleiman A. Suleiman In the first instalment of this series last week, I made three points. First, I argued, against the grain, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent creation of a parallel Special Adviser on “Homeland Security” is not an administrative or operational adjustment. It is, I said, a purely political move that signals […]
Africa Day 2026: Nigeria has obligations to Africans, by Owei Lakemfa
Six days after the October 1, 1960 independence of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stood before the United Nations, UN. The historical mission of Nigeria he said, is to develop Africa, the continent which gave birth to humanity and modern civilization. The date was October 7, 1960 in the hallowed chambers of the […]
