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 […]
Hungry youth have turned angry
By Ochereome Nnanna ABOUT a week ago, I was on my way to the office at about 11am when I drove into a crowd of young men aged between 16 and 30 in a street next to mine. I would have thought nothing of it if not for the fact that such a large number […]
Nigeria’s survival: Archbishop Akubeze got it right
The nation’s recession was caused by the political class but while the rest of us are admonished to tighten our belts, the scarce resources we have, are still being wasted on political luxuries although many states have not paid workers’ salaries for months
National Defence College, Strategic Leadership and Asiwaju Tinubu
And leading the vanguard of that merger of opposition forces, his eyes were fixed on the ultimate goal: cutting the PDP’s boast of ruling for 60 years to just 16. That dream was achieved. The rest as they say is history
How the DSS got Buhari insulted by senators and Nigerians
He can either decide that the DSS had been mischievous and had caused his government a major embarrassment – in which case the DG-DSS should go. Or he can admit that the DSS was right and Magu is unfit – in which case Magu should go
IPOB: These killings must stop
The response of the Federal government should never be to use force to stop IPOB, because that will embolden them, secure greater legitimacy for its claims, and create more sympathies
