Trump’s Letter, Atiku’s Lobbyists and old American stories about Tinubu, by Emmanuel Aziken
Politics is often less about the event itself than about the timing of the event. A document released today may have been written weeks earlier, but when it surfaces at a politically sensitive moment, it immediately acquires a meaning far beyond its contents. That is the context in which the recent exchange involving President Bola Tinubu, former […]
Now we have the APC’s first completed project!
When Senator Shehu Sani last Wednesday mocked his former party that it had yet to complete one project, he didn’t consider the notable legislative project that was achieved the day before.
What if Saraki, Dogara had not emerged?
As the life of the eight National Assembly draws to a close today, the question as to its legacy remains one of the most contentious issues in the land.
How will Buhari manage the coming APC conflicts?
At the onset of the first term of the Muhammadu Buhari civilian dispensation four years ago, the inclination was to blame the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP which held the reins of the country in the preceding 16 years for all the problems in the country.
Fayemi : This is our chance!
After nearly 20 years of existence, the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF has not shed its uncanny reputation as Nigeria’s most exclusive all-male club. The macho casing had been breached by a woman once, albeit accidentally, by Lady Virgy Etiaba, who became governor of Anambra State through the intrigues framed by the political enemies of Mr. Peter Obi.
Buhari and Ganduje:Time for divorce
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 […]
Oshiomhole and Obaseki: Shadow boxing
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.
Oshiomhole and Obaseki:Shadow boxing
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.
Now that Amaechi, Akpabio are friends again
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.
Now that Amaechi, Akpabio are friends again
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.
Has Tinubu changed?
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.
