Comparative analysis of 2nd-term elections in Federalist countries and consequences for 2027
*Incumbency is not destiny. In federations, a second-term contest is a referendum on the relationship between the centre and the states, and Nigeria’s 2027 ballot will test that relationship in significant ways. BY BEN NWANKWO Nigeria is approaching a presidential election in which an incumbent will seek another four-year mandate. That fact, ordinary as it […]
Mischief-makers and the FIRS
The social media was recently awash with wild insinuations about “widespread, massive sleaze” in the Federal Inland Revenue Service. This was apparently based on unverified accounts by some online media platforms.
Who will salvage Nigeria?
I am passionate about our dear country, Nigeria. With each passing day, I ponder why we as a people are not getting things right. We have virtually failed in all ramifications.
The Ondo Cassava Revolution
As Ondo State government looks beyond the Sunshine State being a civil service state to one that can be reckoned with as industrial through agricultural intervention it tagged Cassava Revolution ( CASSAREV), some men have keyed into the agenda.
Man in the arena: Senator Ovie Omo-Agege
That Ovie Omo-Agege, the Urhobo first term senator, who spearheaded the opposition to the Bill re-ordering the sequence of elections that was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari, is running for Deputy Senate President is no longer news. What many do not know is that this suave legal practitioner has many caps to his name.
The NLC blackmail agenda on Labour Minister
It is now in the public space that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is kicking against the inauguration of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
