The celebration of this year’s June 12 Democracy Day was undoubtedly about the loudest exertion of the democratic spirit since President Muhammadu Buhari shocked everyone in 2018 with his decision to proclaim the day a public holiday. For one who had hitherto been defined by his disinterest, if not animosity, to the June 12 struggle, Buhari’s action […]

Yesterday’s formal defection of Governor Umo Eno from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, was about the worst kept secret in the political arena. However, about the best kept secret at the point of defection was the issue with the governor’s godfather and immediate predecessor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel. It is understood that […]

When Senator Orji Uzor Kalu sought out reporters last Tuesday to admire his new dress sprinkled with President Bola Tinubu’s second-term campaign insignia, it only reminded one of the fervour little children have for their Christmas or Sallah clothes. For Orji Kalu, it was certainly not Christmas. The last genuine Christmas festivity for him was […]

A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother, King Solomon was quoted as saying in Proverbs10:1. Why exactly the father takes joy in glorying in the output of a wise son may be an argument for theological experts. However, why the father is left out in the agonies […]

The jury is still out on  the dispute among aides and supporters of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State as to whether his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC was a peaceful acquisition or a hostile takeover. Whatever, the defection of the governor, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa […]

In a week that the country’s political landscape reverberated with the most shocking defection to the ruling party so far, it was no less of a shock that one of the leading lights of the Nigerian charismatic movement was also busy mobilizing against the poor in our midst. Whatever, the reason behind the defection of […]

It is difficult to pinpoint when the political gusts turned against the one time political impresario of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Senator Victor Omo-Agege. The contradiction in the circumstances facing Omo-Agege is the fact that he is being subjected to a social media trial in the hands of those he not too long […]

Embracing a mentality for continuous growth and improvement is crucial for development especially in the political arena. However, after the events that culminated in the declaration of a state of emergency and the affirmation of such by the two chambers of the National Assembly, questions as to the developmental trajectory of Nigeria’s democracy have again come to […]

The vote of confidence passed in the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio last Thursday was only a reflection of the tension that has engulfed the legislative body following the outbursts of Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The action of a parliament passing a vote of confidence in the leadership is normally a design for parliamentary democracies. However, over […]

Nigeria joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day with gender activists mourning the decimation of their numeral strength in governance. The 1999 Senate had three women: Senators Florence Ita-Giwa, Stella Omu, and Khairat Gwadabe. However, 25 years later, it is a mark of the nation’s disrespect for gender equality that the IWD would be marked with […]

Associates and praise-singers of President Bola Tinubu who think that the emerging crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly is no threat to his 26-year dominion over Lagos should better rethink. Though it now appears as a storm in a teacup, the potential for escalation is very visible. Significantly, this threat to Tinubu is not coming […]

The gathering in Abuja on Thursday for the launch of General Ibrahim Babangida’s book was unarguably the most concentrated assemblage of high level political and business leaders in Nigeria in recent times. Present at the gathering were all five living past presidents and heads of state of Nigeria, though understandably, with the qualified presence of General Muhammadu […]

Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idiaba known with his several aliases has a trajectory that bears an uncanny resemblance to that of the Nigerian nation, if not, then in the instability of his romantic inclinations. The first thing that draws a comparison between Innocent Idiaba and Nigeria is that of an identity crisis. For any journalist following the […]

Pity the lot of Nigeria’s once formidable Peoples Democratic Party as it today wriggles in death throes. Given its well-known reputation as a bad mother, it is no surprise that some of the children of the PDP who rose to prominence on the platform have been quick to disown the party. Even worse, to poke […]

The sad commentary of political actors mortgaging good governance for the accumulation of political power has been the bane of Nigeria’s development. But that politicians would after trampling on the integrity of the nation’s democracy also subjugate the physical well-being of the citizenry to their intrigues is indeed befuddling. Unfortunately, Edo State in the immediate past and […]