Opinions

Nigeria’s 18 registered political parties have been busy, in recent times, with their primaries, in line with the schedule of activities approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the regulatory and oversight body in charge of general elections in the country. The Commission had set a deadline of June 3 for the completion of […]

One narrative we have gotten used to, especially as the APC presidential primary nears an exciting climax is that Buhari hates Tinubu and will never hand over to him in 2023. This has almost become an anthem to faithfuls of other candidates jostling for the prime APC ticket. They sing it, they dance around  it, […]

 “My brother, when are you declaring for President?”   “Which President? I am already a President in my own right. I am the President of my house.”   “That is not the kind of President I am talking about. I mean a President with the big P, not the small one that gives you a […]

Every visitor to Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock, is first struck by the beautiful scenery of green and white; our national colours. From the entrance, Pilot Gate, white edifices and nature’s greenery are tuned in a welcoming symphony. The serenity of the Presidential Villa belies flurry of activities, mostly planning meetings, brainstorming sessions and […]

Pursuant to the powers to exercise the prerogative of mercy vested in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Section 175  (1—6) of the  1999 Constitution the Federal Government last week granted state pardon to two former state Governors, Rev Jolly Nyame of Taraba State and Senator Joshua Dariye of Plateau State, along […]

The cycle of premature electioneering politics is here again unfortunately, as it has been since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, when the year preceding a new election is dominated by politicking rather than governance. We are in that season again even though the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari has over a year on his […]

When God has destined a man to become something in life, no man born of a woman can do otherwise. Anyone who tempers with God’s creation will be doing more harm than good to himself. Likewise, whoever appreciates the will of God will undoubtedly have cause to be happy for his life. This is why […]

  Barring any last-minute change of plans, former Vice President of Nigeria and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will today, Wednesday, March 23, officially declare his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election.   Although the former Vice President and some of his key support […]

I sorry sorry o, I sorry for Nigeria   I sorry sorry o, I sorry for Africa   Sorry sorry o (trice)   But with these kind of leaders   Africa no get hope   Africans will suffer   ‘Til the suffer reach our bone   Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti    This was the song […]

Major-Genral Buhari went to Egypt and told them that as from January 2020 there would no longer be a visa requirement for Africans to come to Nigeria.    The Fulanis of north and west Africa, rejected and unwanted elsewhere, have finally been given what they wanted all along: a homeland of their own. They will […]

One day, one trouble Students in higher institutions of learning, particularly those in public universities, had barely returned to school after the Yuletide break when signals emerged that their teachers, organised under the banner of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will drop the chalk and go on strike for the umpteenth time.   Reason […]

Modern societies do not seem to really have evolved from the classical period of witch hunt between the 1450s and 1750s. This era saw the summary executions of an estimated 50,000 persons accused of sorcery, voodoo, or having extra-terrestrial powers in Europe and America. There were evidence of witch hunt in Africa and Asia even […]