Whoever wins this forthcoming elections, will contend with profound challenges, and there is no doubt about that. Two of the critical challenges have to do with Nigeria’s economic security and the security of its homeland: the first, essentially, will be the challenges in grappling with massive revenue loss that might necessitate new, biting, austerity measures that will be a throw-back to the middle and late 80s.

Political events of the last one month in Nigeria seem to place doubt on the workability of the recent accord signed by our political leadership. First, the accord was not comprehensive as it tended to rely on the existing erroneous impression that the only cause of election violence in our clime is the desperation of politicians. While not playing down on that because it is certainly a prime factor, it is obviously incorrect to think that it is the only factor.

As the time slated for the upcoming elections draws inexorably closer, politicians and their supporters are doing all they can to ensure victory at the polls. Expectedly, the major focus is on the presidential elections, because whoever is elected President automatically becomes the highest political office holder in the country. That is not to say that other political offices, such as those of the governor and membership of the legislature, are unimportant.

By Debbie Olujobi Life happens to the wicked and the kind and we will all age as the years pass by. Its a constant struggle dealing with the limitations that age hoisters upon us as we get older. When you are young you take many things for granted and assume that you can do any […]

As we hurl towards the 14th of February election, it is becoming fever pitch and almost irrepressible. You could not miss the campaign posters all around the place as several political parties jostle for positions in already saturated surfaces. There have been problems with posters and defacing of opponents’ posters and accusations flying right, left and centre. The posters are on the high streets, highways, public buildings, private buildings and overheads. There are posters pasted everywhere that even one goat seems to be enjoying eating a Buhari poster.