Political Notes

Oshiomhole’s question and Akpabio’s silence, by Emmanuel Aziken

In a week when ordinary Nigerians took to the streets in one of the most energetic public expressions of anger against the security failures of the Bola Tinubu administration, the National Assembly sadly brought its vanity to full manifestation. Across Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan and even Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigerians poured out their frustration over the worsening […]
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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.

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.

Ambode’s treatment for Obaseki?

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.

Takeaways from Britain’s restructuring debate

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.

Buhari’s legacy and Tinubu’s comeback

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.

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