IT has become clearer by the day that Edo State governorship election, scheduled for September 21st, 2024, is simply between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the party itself. A major crowd puller, Chief Chris Ogievba said the incumbent PDP…
As a proud citizen of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, the giant of Africa, I often find myself in a train of thoughts that conjure up an image of a Nigeria that shows with great pride the outflowing and endless…
(Published in THE NATION on Saturday, July 27, 2024). THE trend of endorsing governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the context of Nigeria’s political landscape, where endorsements can make or break…
THE essence of establishing Election Petitions Tribunals is to primarily address cases of electoral malpractices associated with elections which essence is fast getting eroded by acts of corruption and other vices that lead to compromised judgments and its aftermath. Losers…
ROUGH details of Nigerians who paid the ultimate price of the avoidable hunger protests instigated by President Bola Amhed Tinubu’s primitive economic policies emerged revealing that over over twenty deaths were recorded across the country. Six were reportedly killed by…
As I write this article, a 24 hour curfew is in operation in Borno, Kano, Yobe, and I learnt, Gombe state is contemplating the implementation of same. The reason is simple: lawlessness has come upon them, pursuant to the…
THE August 1st Protest planned nationwide is a reaction of Nigerians to their conditions of existence, and I am fully in support of it for the singular act that when the people are silent on matters that menace their existence,…
NIGERIA, a country blessed with abundant resources and resilient people, stands at a crossroads where the leadership crisis casts a shadow over its economic progress. The oil-dependent economy has faced fluctuations, unemployment rates are soaring, and poverty remains widespread. The…
SECURITY has become not just one of the major issues in Nigeria, but it is now actually the prime issue. Many of us are yet to come to terms with the Nigeria we knew, and had our spaces to enjoy…
IT was Martin Luther King Jr. that said, ‘The Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right’. This is one cliché that perfectly resonates with the moral principles that draw a distinction between what is correct or wrong behaviour.…
