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 […]
Helen Erina Aziken: A mother to be proud of, by Emmanuel Aziken
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 […]
Winners and losers from Oborevwori’s ‘Hostile’ Takeover Of Delta APC, by Emmanuel Aziken
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 […]
Pastors, Politicians, and the gang-up against the poor! By Emmanuel Aziken
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 […]
The vengance of Omo-Agege’s former houseboys, by Emmanuel Aziken
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 […]
How Akpabio, Abbas failed Rivers State, by Emmanuel Aziken
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 […]
