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Why I asked Bulkachuwa to withdraw from Election Petitions Tribunal, by Atiku Abubakar
My legal team's objection was not a reflection on Justice Bulkachuwa's character or competence. As a matter of fact, I have great respect for her, being a pioneer and advocate...
Read moreCredibility of leadership and credible Bayelsa governorship poll, by Ndutimi Alaibe
You are aware that I was, more than once, a victim of such senseless attack. The bloodshed and killings in the last elections was another example of disgraceful acts of...
Read moreGOtv: Deepening local content access in Nigeria, by Fisayo Ogundipe
With the television broadcast industry undergoing a transition from analogue television to the initial test-running of digital television in 1998, there was a huge expectation globally that a more refined...
Read moreDemocracy without democrats, by Edward T. Dibiana
A tale was told about a once very powerful Principal Officer of the National Assembly, who led a delegation of a major political party from Abuja to conduct a senatorial...
Read moreDiversity, unity and the future, by Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje
How was I going to achieve these contradictions? I reached out to my 14-year-old son who incidentally is in the audience today. I asked his opinion on how I should...
Read moreWhy I don’t betray anyone I work for, by Terfa Naswem
I am guided by my principles which are formed based on my personal conviction about life and things associated with it. Such principles define me and place me in a...
Read moreNPA, Apapa roads and how to run government business, by Babatola Oke
As a long-standing player in Nigeria’s Maritime space, I have watched the traffic gridlock along the Apapa axis in Lagos State progressively deteriorate and grow into the colossal national embarrassment...
Read moreUnderstanding Lai Muhammed’s allegory of the opposition, by Teslim Sanni
It could have passed as a joke that the Federal Government, represented by the loquacious Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, will accuse the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,...
Read moreRe: Buhari hires Israeli firm to discredit Atiku with fake news, by Ifeanyi Izeze
It would have been okay to dismiss reported happenings around the Buhari Presidency as part of political blackmail and negative agenda setting of partisan press but for the publicly manifested...
Read moreBeware of China’s new colonialism, by Benedict Peters
In 2013 Chinese President Xi Jingping launched an international investment program that became known as the Belt and Road Initiative. Under a new mantra to connect the global economy, China...
Read moreTaiwan and same-sex law, by Gabriel Agbo
Taiwan’s parliament has just voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the first country in Asia to do so. The legislation is now awaiting the president’s signature to take effect.
Read moreAbiola, Babangida, Obasanjo and canonization of June 12, by Taju Tijani
The Bible reveals that a living dog is better than a dead lion. Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola was the lion who died for the flowering of our democratic renewal....
Read moreFour reasons for optimism on economic inclusion in Nigeria, by Joe Abah, Nate Bourns, and Brigit Helms
Viewed in isolation, statistics on the Nigerian economy paint a bleak picture. Having emerged from the 2017 recession, Nigeria is growing at an anemic 1.5 to 1.9 percent per year—against...
Read moreTwo faces of the church: Between spiritual deviltry and revolution, by Terfa Naswem
Whenever I criticise the Church, I don't do it because I hate the church. I do it because of my love for the church and my fervent desire for the...
Read moreMr. President, why is it only opposition figures on your anti-corruption list?, by Segun Showunmi
Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, Ramadan Kareem. May Almighty Allah guide and be with you, especially at this time with the affairs of our nation Nigeria.
Read moreYoruba deserve 2023 presidency, Igbo not a serious people, by Fredrick Nwabufo
There is nothing as fatal as a blow from a “consanguineal fist”. A cut from a “sibling” hurts deeper than that from a stranger. I have been inflicted severe cuts...
Read moreNigeria: From Recession to Growth, by Godwin Emefiele
It is an honour and a privilege to be given the opportunity to deliver this special convocation lecture at a renowned institution that has indeed played a formidable role in...
Read moreThe real danger in Emefiele’s leaked audio, by Adegbulugbe Olayemi
On May 12, 2019, Nigerians were bombarded with a sensational headline and audio recording from Sahara Reporters purporting that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and...
Read moreKano Emirate crisis is Buhari’s baby, by SKC Ogbonnia
The mess bedeviling the Kano Emirate Council is President Muhammadu Buhari’s baby. It stinks like a skunk, but he ought to own it. The crisis has tap roots in Buhari’s...
Read moreGanduje: Understanding the pathology of revenge, by Azu Ishiekwene
Jafaar claimed that about six weeks after the Sarkin Kano was enthroned, the emirate’s safe was raided and, within two years, stripped of over N4 billion, apart from nearly N500...
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