Tinubu’s Figures, Atiku’s Counter: Let the 2027 debate begin, by Emmanuel Aziken
There was something remarkable about the political exchange that followed President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address on Thursday. It was not merely the sharpness of the disagreement. It was the speed. Within hours of the President presenting his economic record and declaring that Nigeria had reached a turning point, Atiku Abubakar was before the country […]
Takeaways from Okowa’s thoughts on his successor
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa last Tuesday hosted a family thanksgiving to appreciate the faithfulness of God unto him and his family since his advent as governor of Delta State in 2015.
Shonekan, the unforgotten, bitter truth
The death of Chief Ernest Shonekan at 85 has been shadowed with a sort subdued national mourning with the nation’s flags being flown in the memory of the former head of an Interim National Government, ING bequeathed by General Ibrahim Babangida.
Decoding the plot against Fayemi by Tinubu, Osinbajo or …?
The allegation by Dr. Kayode Fayemi of plots by certain All Progressives Congress, APC chieftains to blackmail him on account of his possible aspiration for the presidential ticket of the party underlines the assertion that the year 2022 would be a year of vicious politicking.
2022: The year of extreme politics
The background for an interesting year of politics in 2022 was set by several political intrigues in the year that ended yesterday. Of course, as many Nigerians have come to accept in every year before a general election, the political class almost always prioritizes politics over governance.
Andy Uba and Ngige: Playing cat and mouse since 2003
By Aziken Emmanuel Penultimate Friday, Senators Andy Uba and Chris Ngige held parallel meetings in Abuja in their continued fight for supremacy over the All Progressives Congress, APC structure in Anambra State. The two meetings inevitably brought to fore the polarization of the APC in the state that has won a notoriety for sullying respected persons in […]
