T he story began from Rivers State. Then followed up in Edo, Ekiti and then, the grandfather of all battles, the National Assembly. Before this time, there were occasional hiccups here and there but not seriously damaging to the political culture as recent development. The Nigerian police had done noble jobs of policing the polity, combating crime and ensuring hitch-free elections in the past. Without them, the crises that characterise many elections would have been worse.

NOTHING is more pathetic than great economists in government, at a time of looming national economic disaster; when they are forced to mix partisan politics with economic policy decisions. No Minister of Finance, anywhere on earth, is ever the first to tell the people the bad news, especially with an election round the corner. That would amount to political sabotage against the government of the day.

ONE of the most discussed issues in our media lately has been one about the desirability of a National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB) to regulate the production, importation, advertising, sale and distribution of tobacco products in the country.

At the 4th MBA International Literary Colloquium  held in Minna, Niger State, last week, chairman of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, and winner of the 2007 Mo Ibrahim African Leadership Award tasked Nigerian and African leaders on what could be described as principles of leadership. Here are excerpts from his […]

Since the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, defected to the main opposition party, the All Progressives Party, APC, in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan must have vowed to match him action with action.