The President’s health: A 2027 national security question
By PAUL IBE As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, much of the debate has centred on the qualifications, antecedents, integrity and eligibility of those seeking the presidency. But there is another question Nigerians should be asking: Are those seeking to lead Nigeria medically capable of discharging the enormous responsibilities of the presidency? This is […]
PMB at 77: The trajectory of honesty, hard work and patriotism
ONE thing that has become almost incontrovertible about the psychology of political leadership is the overriding desire to secure “a place in history.” From Mustafa Kemal, popularly known as Kemal Ataturk (or the father of Turkey), through Abraham Lincoln also fondly known as the honest Abe, the Rail-splitter, or the great emancipator, to Nelson Mandela (the great Madiba), there is one common thread running through the life history of these leaders, namely, that, through their extraordinary achievements (by the standards of their times), they have indelibly etched their names into history and elevated themselves to the higher realm of demigods and perpetual objects of national veneration.
Smoke and Fire: Who is Afraid of Allen Onyema?
By Tayo Dauda The saying ‘there’s no smoke without fire’ most certainly applies in perpetuity in Nigeria than in any other country in the world, and the reason is not far-fetched. Ours has unfortunately become a society where the issues of national significance get politicized and muddled up with facts that are shamelessly unrelated and, […]
Seinye Lulu-Briggs backtracks, apologizes to Wike in a second letter
By Sotonye Ijuaye Dagogo “I was taken aback by the statement attributed to His Excellency, in the same press release, that I insulted him in the course of his gracious interventions. To the best of my knowledge the last meeting with the Governor along with my son Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs on the 20th of […]
Feminism: equality or supremacy?
FROM ancient times, there has always been a stereotypical phenomenon about how the female gender is viewed. Women were never seen as capable or up to the challenge and were never seen as risk-takers.
We are Nigerians, not voters
By Ayodele OKUNFOLAMI YOU can’t have a once for all bath. It is a regular exercise to refresh our bodies physically and sometimes mentally. Elections are also like baths. They are supposed to be regular rituals to renew our democracy, reaffirm our republic and celebrate our nationhood. READ ALSO:INEC blames judiciary, politicians for nation’s electoral […]
