Bamanga Tukur and the In-Law Battle That Wrecked PDP, by Emmanuel Aziken
By the time Alhaji Bamanga Tukur entered the last major chapter of his public career as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, he had already built a name that did not depend on politics. Indeed, politics was only one strand in an extraordinary career spanning port administration, business, government and pan-African economic advocacy. Tukur, […]
Understanding the changed loyalties between Tinubu and Sanusi, by Emmanuel Aziken
It was the founding chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie who in 2003 summarised the crisis that followed the kidnapping of Governor Chris Ngige by his erstwhile Anambra godfathers as what happens when thieves come to share their loot. Some would, however, think it inappropriate to condense the crisis between President […]
A Foreigner as NFF President Please! By Emmanuel Aziken
Perhaps nothing better reflects the despair of Nigerians than the decision of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF to hire the former Mali international Eric Chelle as coach for the Super Eagles. In a country that has progressed in error across many sectors and languished on account of the many divisions in the polity, it is still […]
Real reason Obi’s friends are afraid, by Emmanuel Aziken
Coming just after a visit to General Ibrahim Babangida, Mr Peter Obi at an early morning press conference on Thursday latched onto President Bola Tinubu in a way he has refrained from since the last presidential election campaign. It was easy to speculate that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate may have been emboldened by […]
Naomi: Our queen as their Scapegoat, by Emmanuel Aziken
It is doubtful that the families of the deceased would be interested in a case against Naomi
Okpebholo very wrong on Obaseki’s babies, by Emmanuel Aziken
One of the most distressing acts in the suppression of democratic expression since the advent of the Fourth Republic was the inconsiderate lock-out of 14 elected members of the Edo State House of Assembly in 2019. After winning their elections in the 2019 General Election, the 14 elected members were refused inauguration in an egregious […]
