Can Tinubu Advice Governors On What He Controls? By Emmanuel Aziken
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have intended to offer straightforward governance advice when he urged state governors to focus less on grand infrastructure projects and more on addressing the immediate needs of ordinary Nigerians. Instead, his remarks may have ignited a much broader conversation, not only about governors’ priorities but also about the Federal Government’s own choices. The […]
The Smart and Dino spectacle
The political match-up between Senators Smart Adeyemi and Dino Melaye is arguably one of the most fascinating fixtures of contemporary times.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil INEC
The murder of Nigeria’s electoral conscience did not start when Mrs. Salome Abuh was locked inside her home and burnt alive because of her opposition to a second term for Governor Yahaya Bello.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil INEC
The murder of Nigeria’s electoral conscience did not start when Mrs. Salome Abuh was locked inside her home and burnt alive because of her opposition to a second term for Governor Yahaya Bello.
The Oshiomhole metamorphosis
The campaigns that preceded the two governorship elections holding today in Kogi and Bayelsa undoubtedly provided a healthy distraction for the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
Sanwo-Olu’s excellent hit at mediocrity
Against the background of the hypocrisy and deceit that thrives among the political class, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s intervention has come as a reassuring balm in the polity
Imagine the ruling went the other way
By Emmanuel Aziken The two major contenders to be Chairman of the company were out of town when the elders’ council commenced deliberations on the petition over who was to be Chairman of the company. Alhaji Ahmadu Harri, the incumbent Chairman, had fought off a serious battle from Atik Habuba, a former vice-chairman of the […]
Monkey-Business in the Senate
It was pleasing that Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila intervened to douse suspicions about an official collaboration between National Assembly committees and officials of the executive branch to conduct the budget defence session.
Oshobaba and Hanenih: Conversations on political rebellion
It was a quiet but serene afternoon as the spirit of Chief Toni Hanenih appeared in the inner court of the prophet’s residence in the GRA section of Benin last Monday.
Buhari’s budget blues
The presentation of the 2020 budget proposals to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was another opportunity for Nigerians to appreciate the workings of a democracy.
Buhari’s budget blues
The presentation of the 2020 budget proposals to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was another opportunity for Nigerians to appreciate the workings of a democracy.
