Editorial

INEC’s threats against campaign misconduct

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s warning that abusive, inflammatory and threatening campaign language will attract severe sanctions under the Electoral Act 2026 is timely, but hardly novel. At the beginning of virtually every election season, INEC issues similar warnings to political parties, candidates and their supporters. The recurrence of such vices raises the question: […]
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Tell Nigerians Truth

THE information management system of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration is inchoate, inadequate and downright confusing.

Collapsed LSDPC Building

INCIDENTS of collapsed buildings have become daily items in the news. It has long been established that most buildings, especially multi-floor and high-rise ones, collapse as a result of poor adherence to safety regulations for modern edifices.

As Kogi Festers

THERE is more to Kogi than the flood that devastated the state recently. The flood might have concealed the political bickering in the state, but as the waters recede, the state is back to the brinks.

Nigerians First, Always

IF you are a Nigerian living abroad, there would be something to celebrate in the charge by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Olugbenga Ashiru, to Nigerian’s missions to ensure quick services, though the report was about issuance of visas “to attract foreign investors”.

Africa’s Grim Future

AFRICA is so doomed because we discuss its future without pondering the implications of the woes we bemoan.

INEC – More Cause For Alarm

PROFESSOR Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has a penchant for explaining INEC’s failings. After two years on the saddle, he thinks INEC’s deficiencies play no part in credible elections.

No Nigerian Troops To Mali

IT is a great idea to restore civil rule in Mali. Promoters of the idea must fund it as well as send their own troops to Mali. It is no time to shift the burden to Nigeria as has been the case in the past 20 years.

We Need More Than Manifestoes

ANYONE who listened attentively to former President Olusegun Obasanjo would think that the challenge Nigerian politicians faced was the absence of party manifestoes to guide their relations with the electorate.

What Our Politicians Learnt

OF all the things in the world, our politicians are bickering over the conduct of American politicians during their elections. They are accusing each other of not following the American way of accepting defeat and congratulating the winner.

Ribadu’s Ruined Report

SOMETHING in the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, PRSTF, must be galling the Presidency.

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