The 7th bid of Atiku – Fani-Kayode
In 1993, he contested the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential primaries and lost to MKO Abiola. In 2007, he contested as the Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate in the general elections and finished third behind Umaru Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari. In 2011, he lost the PDP presidential primaries to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan.
Umahi waves 62 garlands
Like him, hate him, David Nweze Umahi, Honourable Minister of Works in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is ebulliently etched in the Nigerian polity as a star player
When pushed to a wall…
By Martin Ugboma For me, it has always come down to a simple question. If our good lord was to call me, who amongst the Presidential candidates would I rather willingly leave my kids with for tutelage? For 2015 and 2019, it was Muhammadu Buhari. As an idealist young man, I detested the lack of […]
Before the bots: Nigeria must fix its systems before embracing tech for health
By Otuto Amarauche Chukwu In recent years, many African countries including Nigeria have seen a flurry of excitement over artificial intelligence and digital health innovations. From slick apps to AI-powered diagnostic tools, we are witnessing what seems to be a tech revolution. While I maintain optimism and hope that these tools will meet their lofty […]
Climate Change Act: Assessing Buhari’s Unsung Legacy
By Sam Onuigbo Rep Sam Ifeanyi Onuigbo reflects on President Buhari’s pivotal Climate Change Act, examining its lasting impact on Nigeria’s environmental policy and global standing. He had withheld assent to the Climate Change Bill in 2019. As one given to meticulous observation, he noted some grey areas that required clarity for operators of the […]
Who isn’t a patriot in Nigeria today?
By AMINU JAHUN The Patriots have been a leading elite group critiquing the 1999 Constitution(as amended) as a military imposition, lacking the imprimatur of the Nigerian peoples. In their quest for a democratic peoples constitution, the Patriots and the Nigerian Political Summit Group, NPSG, organised a National Summit on the Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy on […]
