I sounded like a lone voice over the past three weeks of consistently asking for the whereabouts of my President. The gullibility of my society is second to none. Mine is the only country in the world where sentiment drives…
TODAY, I pay tribute to my brother and good friend, Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, the esteemed former Governor of Edo State. His contributions to society have no doubt left an indelible mark on the landscape of governance and community development…
THE mudslinging has started in earnest ahead of the upcoming September governorship election in Edo State. The opposition party in Edo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has recently and suddenly discovered that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Guber candidate,…
THERE is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and credible elections, there must be institutional reforms and great accountability in government. The three are interwoven,…
Historical Legacy Historians will likely judge King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as visionaries who transformed Saudi Arabia into a modern, entertainment-friendly nation. By introducing entertainment options, they have taken a bold step towards social and cultural reform,…
“Whosoever wants to take over the mantle of governance from Governor Bala Muhammed of Bauchi State in 2027, has a herculean task before him, because the legacies of Bala Muhammed adorning the entire landscape of the state are unmatchable and…
THE Nigerian Society is one that is being plaqued by several maladies. Before now accounts of Cutizens used to be freezed by letters or by Bankers’s Order a document issued by Magistrates that have been found to be illegal ,…
IN the illustrious annals of Nigerian heritage, His Royal Majesty, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi), the Obi of Onitsha, stands as a paragon of wisdom, culture and progress, marking his 83rd year on mother Earth which is simultaneous with his 22nd…
“It is important to at least acknowledge that there is something that makes Rivers attractive to trouble or trouble attractive to Rivers,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu IN many ways, Rivers State politics is an interesting game to behold. There is no former governor…
HUMAN beings are largely emotional beings and the two things they are most emotional about are tribe and religion. That is why politicians in Nigeria use these tools of ethno-religious sentiments to polarise the people in order to advance their…
