Can Tinubu dvice Governors On What He Controls? By Emmanuel Aziken
President Bola Tinubu’s extraordinary intervention in the freezing of an Osun State Government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has brought into sharp relief a question that has increasingly shadowed his presidency: who exactly acts in the President’s name, and how much of what is done around him carries his prior knowledge and approval? […]
How we lost Buhari
By Emmanuel Aziken In his first press interaction with the Lagos press in 2015, just after he was inaugurated minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an off-the-record conversation with correspondent disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari was looking for his first appointee to use as a scapegoat for his anti-corruption war. Mohammed said so against […]
Osinbajo And Osinachi: Tales of betrayal
By Emmanuel Aziken The moral fiber of the Nigerian society was shaken this week after two major acts of alleged betrayal shook the national media space. The news of the declaration for the presidency by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was received with mixed reviews by political actors. While some saw it as a natural ascent […]
The stupidity of zoning Atiku’s brain
By Emmanuel Aziken In a desperate effort by some supporters to justify Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 bid for the presidency, they have alleged that the North has been marginalized by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from the power equation since the advent of the Fourth Republic. In their argument, they alleged that the North has only […]
APC: The dangerous coronation of Abdullahi Adamu
By Emmanuel Aziken Today’s expected coronation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC smacks of the kind of arrogance that can only come from a ruling party. Indeed, what came in as a rumour quickly turned into a project as President Muhammadu Buhari’s famous body language translated into […]
Ebele Obiano: Beyond the farewell slap
After eight years of a mixed legacy in Anambra State, the legacy of Chief Willie Obiano was on Thursday mired in the mud after his wife was given a dirty slap on the day he left office. Even more, the former governor was that same night slammed into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
Political banditry against Deputy Governors
By Emmanuel Aziken When last year, Senator Rochas Okorocha was paraded like a common criminal over the botched attempt in recovering properties confiscated from him by the Hope Uzodimma administration in Imo State, there were many who felt that the incumbent administration had taken to political banditry in its faceoff with the former governor. There […]
The sad end for Tinubu and Ogbeni Aregbesola
The die is cast today as the once unthinkable fight between Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu reaches a climax as the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC holds its governorship primary.
The sad end for Tinubu and Ogbeni Aregbesola
The die is cast today as the once-unthinkable fight between Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu reaches a climax as the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC holds its governorship primary.
Where will Akpabio run to after 2023?
How a single man has taken the initiative over a region normally regarded as one of the more intellectually endowed, and at the same time, revolutionary inclined regions, would underline the uncommon political sophistries of Senator Godswill Akpabio.
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.
