By Emmanuel Aziken There are arguably few political actors in Nigeria, and indeed, the world as resilient as Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. After all, how many politicians have been filmed and reported by various news media to have received wads of dollars at separate occasions and gone on to win the endorsement of […]

When last Thursday a group of loyalists belonging to the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, issued a communique asking aggrieved colleagues not to split the party as was recently done in some states, the message was clear.

When last Thursday a group of loyalists belonging to the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, issued a communique asking aggrieved colleagues not to split the party as was recently done in some states, the message was clear.

It was bound to happen that  Senator Godswill Akpbabio and Rt. Hon. Chibuke Amaechi would become friends again. After all, some observe that they have nothing to fight for again. That is after the recent poor outings by their camps in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States.

It was bound to happen that Senator Godswill Akpbabio and Rt. Hon. Chibuke Amaechi would become friends again. After all, some observe that they have nothing to fight for again. That is after the recent poor outings by their camps in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States.

By the time Yakubu Dogara was finishing his mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC programme in 1994, Bola Ahmed Tinubu had etched a name as an international pro-democracy activist with recognition in the capital cities of many western countries.

By the time Yakubu Dogara was finishing his mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC programme in 1994, Bola Ahmed Tinubu had etched a name as an international pro-democracy activist with recognition in the capital cities of many western countries.

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s success as one of Nigeria’s most successful labour leaders is a fact that would remain etched in the annals of the country’s labour movement.

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s success as one of Nigeria’s most successful labour leaders is a fact that would remain etched in the annals of the country’s labour movement.

How the Ambode Treatment turned into a catchy anecdote in Nigeria’s political phraseology is one that associates of the outgoing governor of Lagos State will rue for a long time to come. Nevertheless, the episode that made Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to be the first governor of Nigeria’s most populous state to be stopped from seeking re-election is one that is bound to escalate in the near future. It would indeed, turn into a learning curve in fashioning relationships between sitting governors and godfathers who help them into office.

In the last week, your correspondent has watched from close quarters the unfolding debate in the United Kingdom over the country’s relationship with Europe; or the continent, as mainstream Europe is referred to here by British aristocrats.

The claim that President Muhammadu Buhari desires harmony with the forthcoming National Assembly was one of the revelations that came from the get-to-know session with All Progressives Congress, APC members elected into the National Assembly last Monday.

Aides and supporters of the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu led Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were until not too long ago, claiming that the spate of inconclusive elections did not start with its administration.

The 20-day ordeal of political activist, Austin Okai in the hands of the Department of State Services, DSS in Kogi State, is another telling indication that humility is a virtue that is rare for many politicians.

These are not the best of times for Rt. Hon. Chibuke Amaechi. Though he is the campaign manager of the president, whatever is the outcome would surely not soothe the bitter pill he is being forced to swallow in his native Rivers State.