The challenge before Ekiti State, my snake-bite story
By TUNJI OLOWOLAFE After the Kiriji War of 1877 to 1886, our forefathers chose these iconic hills for their majestic beauty, strategic security and temperate climate. Perhaps that is why Ekiti people carry such unmistakable pride in our heritage, our values and our good looks. Some may even boldly argue that we are the best-looking […]
That Edo PDP October rally: A post-mortem(2)
THE massive edifice of the party shrank and degenerated into a decrepit and moribund organisation. The party slipped into the dark shadows of a capricious dictator as sole godfather beating other contenders into retreat.
Election petitions and Appeal Court
THE agitation by Nigerians for the amendment of the country’s electoral laws to give time limits for adjudication in elections cases or matters paid off during the last amendments of both the 2010 Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly.
Principles of the Biafran Revolution (Ahiara Declaration)
We have indeed come a long way. We were once Nigerians, today we are Biafrans. We are Biafrans because on May 30, 1967, we finally said ‘no’ to the evils and injustices in which Nigeria was steeped. Nigeria was made up of peoples and groups with very little in common.
That Edo PDP October rally: A post-mortem
ON Saturday, October 15, 2011, in trickles and in drones, the remnants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State, gathered at Garrick Memorial Grammar School Ground, Ekewan Road, Benin City for a rally.
Edo 2012: When silence is not golden
THE Norwegian political scientist, Stein Rokkan, writing on his country’s system, said: “The crucial decisions on economic policy are rarely taken at the parties or in parliaments”.
