Opinions

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is desperate. He is desperate to become Nigerian President. This ambition is written all over him. He has shown that he can do anything to realize this ambition. He eats, sleeps and breathes this ambition. He is not pretentious about this. He is not feigning disinterest. In fact, his ambition […]

Arab countries have a tradition of slavery dating back to centuries. This has persisted despite the existence of international conventions and legal frameworks classifying slavery as a crime against humanity. The current situation in Libya, involving slavery and human trafficking, has been brought to global attention because we now live in the age of communication […]

Nigerians have never shown such level of patience and tolerance towards any of their past leaders for his record and strange policies as that shown to their current leader, Muhammadu Buhari – a former military dictator now self-confessed democrat who said he came to fight corruption. Buhari, 75, is being plagued with failures across every […]

There is no hiding the fact that since assumption of office, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, executive governor of Abia State, has demonstrated unwavering commitment to partnering with good spirited investors to attract investment into the state and move it to the path of growth and development. Such commitment can be seen in him as he talks […]

Two months ago when I got details of the contents of the book by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, I described him as a liar and his book as a tissue of lies meant to defame former President Jonathan as the 2019 elections draw near and the yearning for […]

Since August, I have been the anchorperson of a programme on television called ThisDay Live where we discuss political matters – local and global. The programme is available on Arise News TV at 6pm, 9pm and sometimes at midnight every Sunday. Two days ago, we discussed the situation in Zimbabwe, the elections in Anambra, Nigeria’s […]

Regardless of who wins the Anambra gubernatorial election, the successful conduct of the election adds a great impetus to those who believe and work for the unity and progress of the country. What more, the election is one of the most hitch-less and well-conducted in the present democratic dispensation that started in May 1999. That […]

Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra is expected to be a close contest between four leading candidates. However, there are 37 candidates in the election including five women. Here are 10 major things to know about the coming election as well as previous elections in Anambra. The Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, in partnership with […]

Buhari’s two- day visit to the South-east is a proof – if one is still needed- that the race for 2019 has begun in all earnest and that he will – unless God decides otherwise – be a candidate in the election. The late Mandela was the only African leader to decline his right for […]

The attention of His Excellency Alhaji Sule Lamido has been drawn to a so-called “reaction” by the Presidency through its incompetent spokesman Malam Garba Shehu to remarks he made in a newspaper interview. Rather than address the pertinent issues regarding conditions of life in Nigeria and the APC government’s failed promises to citizens that Alhaji […]

My attention has been drawn to an interview granted by Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity of the All Progressive Congress in the Punch newspapers for Saturday November 11, 2017, where he alleged that Abdulrasheed Maina is  a legacy of former President Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party?  In the said interview, Abdullahi also alleged that […]

Perhaps the biggest news this week so far, has been the attempt by the Presidency to debunk the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari has been kinder to Northerners and Muslims in the recruitment of persons into his administration. The published list, itself a response to an earlier indictment by the BusinessDay newspaper, has been dismissed […]