Opinions

The United States of America that elected Donald J Trump in 2016 was a highly polarized and divided nation; but the country Trump asked to re-elect him last Tuesday, is even more polarized and divided. Donald Trump has desecrated the values that make America a beacon to the world. After four years of incompetence, corruption, […]

It is certainly incongruous and unacceptable in a country ravaged by ethnic tensions, corruption and impunity for President Muhammadu Buhari to be acting as if he is above the law and running a one-man show. It is indeed disheartening that Mr. President has continued to give Nigerians reasons to cast his administration in the mold […]

It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians would endure in the hands of the Buhari administration because just when the regime seems to have hit rock bottom in governance capacity, it somehow manages to find a further depth in ignominy. The current national outcry is how ruthless, unprofessional and corrupt SARS officers […]

Given the terrible scenario playing out in the country, manifested in rising insecurity, mass poverty, high corruption in government, gross official recklessness and near zero governance, the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos state by security forces, are yet again unconscionable acts that portray Nigeria as barbaric and lawless. The premeditated nature of […]

Despite stiff opposition from protesters and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), the fact that the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, which was established to replace the recently disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), began training at the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Training School, Ila Oragun, Osun State and the PMF Training School, Ende Hills, Nasarawa […]

Quite predictably, the election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attracted mixed reactions from stakeholders. Speaking Thursday at the inauguration of the House constitutional review committee, INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, disclosed that the 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023; urging the national assembly to judiciously expedite its […]

The announced dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police following days of nationwide protests against brutality and other misconducts of operatives of the police unit; though desirable, is simply over-optimistic and no one should therefore mistake the issue of police reform as settled. The SARS was a rogue police […]

The venerated former United States House Speaker, Thomas “Tip” O’Neil is credited with musing that: “All politics is local.” As the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) grapples with the embarrassing defeat of its candidate in the Edo governorship elections of September 19, 2020, the band-wagon effect of that humiliating defeat will certainly reverberate on next […]

Predictably, President Muhammadu Buhari like his predecessors, will used the yearly commemoration of the nation’s independence to trumpet the achievements of his administration over the last five years, with bogus claims that the country has made significant progress in various sectors of the economy. But given the terrible scenario playing out in the country, manifested […]

The success of the recent Edo gubernatorial election notwithstanding, it is just as well that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has read the riot act to INEC officials ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State where the incumbent Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the ruling All […]

Despite public cynicism nurtured by the culture of low expectations, there is a sense in which we can say that the gubernatorial election that held over the weekend in Edo state was not just an ordinary event. This was an election the people of Edo and all Nigerians had to win. The election was not […]

With the stage set for the Edo State gubernatorial election next Saturday, September 19, Nigerians are waiting with bated breath for a free, fair, credible and transparent process. But once again, the build-up has been marred by accusations and counter-accusations of fraud and threats of violence; the actions and inaction of some stakeholders, have forced […]