Going tough against kidnappers
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State is following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Peter Obi, who made efforts to stamp out all forms...
NBA election and us all
This year’s election in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held on July 14 and 15 in Abuja has come and gone; producing winners and...
Unusual, but happy moments are here
Out-going Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, set the tone about a month ago which now stokes the hope that things may not be the...
Grassroots politics redefined
Grassroots politics is a model serious-minded politicians adopt to pursue their career. It requires them to bond with the electorate at the grassroots.
The politician...
The Umaru Dikko I met
In the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko’s name rang a bell across the nooks and crannies of Nigeria because of the influence he wielded on...
Return of Fayose, the rejected stone
Democracy is good. It offers the opportunity to make choices from a wide range of options without the fear of victimisation, unlike a dictatorship....
Now that Boko Haram is in South East
It had been a conjecture all along that Boko Haram insurgents could penetrate the South East. But the doubt and the speculation ended on...
All hail Emir Sanusi
As soon as news broke on Ado Bayero’s passage on June 6, the scramble began for his coveted stool, the Kano emirate, though the...
African leaders’ election annulment mentality
Absurd things happen in Africa. Leaders deploy impunity in politics. They dream up impunity and stop at nothing to invoke it to have their...
Obasanjo’s second mediation with Boko Haram
Newspapers were awash in the past week with the story of the meeting former President Olusegun Obasanjo held with people close to Boko Haram...
