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 […]
Unwarranted uproar over demand for 31 new states
On Friday last week, many media houses ran screaming headlines that the House of Representatives was “proposing” 31 new states. It raised quite some dust, as many angry commentators questioned the rationale behind such a “proposal”. In truth, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, read out a formal letter to […]
PSC, IGP endless feuds
Once again, the perennial fights between the Police Service Commission, PSC, and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, erupted last week. PSC, the constitutional body responsible for the recruitments, discipline and promotions in the Nigeria Police Force, had directed all officers who had attained the age of 60 or served for 36 years to retire. […]
Solar power to the rescue
Recently, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, said the Federal Government plans to establish an aircraft manufacturing firm in Nigeria. Within that same period, the Permanent Secretary of Innovation, Science and Technology, Mrs. Esuabana Nko Asanye, also announced that Nigeria is to collaborate with the Republic of Russia in the areas […]
It’s another planting season
The first rains of the new year have started, marking the beginning of another planting season. It is another annual opportunity provided by mother nature to solve the problem of hunger on earth. But are Nigerians whose population is devastated by extreme hunger, ready to seize this opportunity of another planting season to try to […]
Negotiating with terrorists
The activities of terrorists, bandits, armed herdsmen, kidnappers and other forms of crime have almost brought the country to its knees. Tens of thousands have lost their lives, while millions of others have been maimed and displaced, especially in the North East, Middle Belt and North-West Nigeria. Kaduna State, one of the six states in […]
