Tinubu’s daughter roars as his Lagos empire quakes, by Emmanuel Aziken
Just a week ago, your correspondent quietly and perhaps discreetly painted a picture of the emerging problems President Bola Tinubu is facing in his Lagos political base, using the drama around Nollywood actor and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, as a window into the unfolding tension. The Desmond Elliot story helped to show how the President has, over time, […]
How Sammie Okposo is a danger to Nigeria’s democracy
BY Emma Aziken How the public posture of the gospel musician, Sammie Okposo is a danger to Nigeria’s democracy may seem remote to some, but in reality, his actions and assertions pose serious dangers to our collective well-being. Sammie Okposo who goes with the identity of a gospel singer cum preacher has been in the […]
Soludo’s subsidy solution
Hours after the Muhammadu Buhari administration decided to pass the buck on the removal of the so called subsidy on imported fuel into the country to the next administration, the incoming governor of Anambra State triggered hope of a renaissance in governance in the country.
Takeaways from Okowa’s thoughts on his successor
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa last Tuesday hosted a family thanksgiving to appreciate the faithfulness of God unto him and his family since his advent as governor of Delta State in 2015.
Shonekan, the unforgotten, bitter truth
The death of Chief Ernest Shonekan at 85 has been shadowed with a sort subdued national mourning with the nation’s flags being flown in the memory of the former head of an Interim National Government, ING bequeathed by General Ibrahim Babangida.
Decoding the plot against Fayemi by Tinubu, Osinbajo or …?
The allegation by Dr. Kayode Fayemi of plots by certain All Progressives Congress, APC chieftains to blackmail him on account of his possible aspiration for the presidential ticket of the party underlines the assertion that the year 2022 would be a year of vicious politicking.
2022: The year of extreme politics
The background for an interesting year of politics in 2022 was set by several political intrigues in the year that ended yesterday. Of course, as many Nigerians have come to accept in every year before a general election, the political class almost always prioritizes politics over governance.
Andy Uba and Ngige: Playing cat and mouse since 2003
By Aziken Emmanuel Penultimate Friday, Senators Andy Uba and Chris Ngige held parallel meetings in Abuja in their continued fight for supremacy over the All Progressives Congress, APC structure in Anambra State. The two meetings inevitably brought to fore the polarization of the APC in the state that has won a notoriety for sullying respected persons in […]
The Igbo Route to Aso Rock Villa
Emmanuel Aziken The question as to whether the core North is willing to support the emergence of an Igbo man as president of Nigeria in 2023 has again came to the fore. Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF Chief Audu Ogbeh urged the Igbo to lobby for the office […]
The anatomy of the parallel APC national exco
By Emmanuel Aziken If anyone expected the Mustapha Audu led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC national executive to act beyond its press conference where it sacked the Mala Mai Buni led exco, they probably would have been asking for too much. However, even in going as much as sacking Buni, exerting itself as a […]
Direct primaries and direct wahala for godfathers
By Emma Aziken The claim by some Nigerians that there is no difference between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC may have been consolidated by the parties’ common position on the issue of direct primaries. In a revolutionary move the House of Representatives, followed by the Senate, enacted a proviso […]
Buhari can teach patriotism by riding in Innoson SUV
In his first coming as military head of state, Major General Muhammadu Buhari was remarked for his unconventional economic policies. Foremost of them was the non-descript counter-trade policy that was framed on his conservative proclivities and perceived disinterest in Western culture. In fact, it was during that first advent that the flag of patriotism was […]
Why Andy Uba’s 200,000 APC Supporters Couldn’t Vote
By Emmanuel Aziken One of the most bombastic questions that arose from the fallouts of the Anambra governorship election was the issue of the whereabouts of the 200,000 All Progressives Congress, APC voters who endorsed Senator Andy Uba as the candidate during the party primaries. That question that had been sarcastically rehearsed and rephrased by […]
How Andy Uba’s 200,000 APC supporters were stopped
By Emmanuel Aziken One of the most bombastic questions that arose from the fallouts of the Anambra governorship election was the issue of the whereabouts of the 200,000 All Progressives Congress, APC voters who endorsed Senator Andy Uba as the candidate during the party primaries. That question that had been sarcastically rehearsed and rephrased by […]
Tinubu’s quiet moves everywhere
Despite doomsday prophesies about the imminent political choking of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC continues to bestride the political landscape. Even to the bemusement of his political traducers, Tinubu continues to win support across the landscape despite his recent three-month medical holiday abroad.
Anambra: Pros and Cons
By Emmanuel Aziken It was the belief in some quarters that leading lights of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Southeast received the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to call-off the one week stay at home order to have taken off yesterday with mixed feelings The decision meant that voters in […]
