Osun guber as a primer to 2027 elections
The Osun State governorship election has offered Nigeria a preview of what the 2027 general elections could become—and what they must never become. It was preceded by an ugly cocktail of defections, political brinkmanship, institutional controversy and violence. Governor Ademola Adeleke’s hurried exit from the PDP, after failing to secure a route into the APC […]
The contest for World Bank Presidency
ON Friday, the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank drew the curtain on nominations for the position of World Bank President, as Robert Zoellick plans to step down in June. Three candidates: Jim Yong Kim, Jose Antinio Ocampo and Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala have been short-listed
Hail Senegal, Bastion Of Democracy In Africa
SENEGAL has, once again, asserted itself as one of the bastions of democracy in Africa with the defeat of Mr Abdoulaye Wade in the runoff poll, which saw his former protege, Macky Sall, emerging President. It was a woeful end for Wade’s megalomaniacal schemes to impose himself on his country for a third term in contravention of a law he himself championed in 2001.
National Assembly and allegations of corruption
Since the inception of this republic in 1999, the National Assembly has been enmeshed in various allegations of corruption both moral and financial.
Nigeria’s Loss, US’s Gain
FROM far away United States of America comes once again a cheering news: Nigerians are the most highly educated immigrants in most parts of the world’s number one superpower. Our countrymen and women have pulled ahead of Asians and even whites.
New Uniform For Police!
ON assumption of office some weeks ago, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar took a number of steps in trying to readdress some of the very critical issues that confront the Nigeria Police. First, he ordered the dismantling of all police checkpoints nationwide.
