INEC and the road to 2027
By Ayo Ododo There are probably few jobs in Nigeria more thankless than conducting an election. The winner thinks he won because the people loved him. The loser is often convinced he lost because somebody somewhere tampered with the process. Between the two stands the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), praised by one side, condemned […]
The return of ‘Shina Rambo’
When I wrote last month about Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, I was accused in certain quarters of nursing a king size grudge against the Okun born politician.
2019: Waiting for the transformational presidency
Akhimien would also readily tell whoever cares to listen that there is no cohesion, no proper integration of the different peoples of Nigeria as a result of primordial sentiments
Afe Babalola in Oxford: Proffers solutions to education problems in Africa
In his Book titled “A Paradise for Maggots: The story of a Nigerian Anti-graft Czar”, Wale Adebanwi, a Rhodes Professor of Race Relations and Director, African Studies Centre in Oxford University, painted a lucid but agonizing picture of how corruption has robbed Nigeria of its best in virtually all facets of human endeavor.
Understanding how army earned Buhari global accolades on security
Armed local conflicts are difficult to manage in any part of the world. Countries which have had this unfortunate experience and eventually salvaged, reserve a special chapter in their history to recount the disgusting tales.
2019: Who will save Imo from Okorocha’s clan?
FOR Imo people, the 2019 governorship election is a very big and serious issue. Clearly, the state has been divided into two major camps: those who want the Governor Rochas Okorocha political dynasty to continue, and those clamouring for tested people who have managed human resources and have achieve successes that could be verified to run the affairs of the state.
