Obi, Makinde and hurdles against opposition coalition
By TUNDE RAHMAN A fresh thaw in relations between National Democratic Congress presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor Mr Seyi Makinde is fueling renewed talk of a possible opposition coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The two leaders, who were on opposite sides during the 2023 election cycle, were seen […]
Why we must reform internal security
In its 2016 report, The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), a leading source of news, data and analysis of internally displaced persons worldwide, revealed that one million nine hundred and fifty-five thousand persons were internally displaced within Nigeria at the end of December 2016.
If not Buhari, who then?
A symbol of nobility is to accept mistakes when we discover it; the Buhari project was a mistake, let us accept it and look for a capable replacement
Section 5 and the Mohammed Bello Adoke case
His Lordship Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory last Friday, gave an instructive, landmark judgment in the matter between Mohammed Bello Adoke and the Attorney General of the Federation on the extent of Presidential powers.
How Okezie Ikpeazu won 2017 Governor of the Year Award
While campaigning at Boys Technical College (BTC), Aba, in December 2014, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu promised the enthusiastic crowd of Aba residents that he would resume at Aba on his first day of work as Governor of Abia State to commence the task of fixing the city. According to him, “Only an Aba boy can fix Aba for Ndigbo and use the resources from Aba to fix the rest of Abia State”.
Premium Times, Owei Lakemfa and the Ibori phenomenon
THIS intervention is necessitated by two items: a report in the Premium Times of March 10, 2018 and an essay by the famed columnist, Owei Lakemfa in the Vanguard of March 19. The subject matter of both items is a criticism of the recent hosting and celebration of Chief James Ibori who was governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007. Both items pooh-poohed the organisers of the event that it was morally reprehensible for them to do so.
