By Eric Teniola The non inclusion of State Police in the Constitution was an error. It was a grave omission. The lapse occurred in 1976, forty-six years ago. No one could have imagined forty-six years ago that our security challenges would become so grave to this level, that we now live in perpetual fear at […]
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By Dare Babarinsa No one really worries too much about who the Vice-President is until there is trouble with Number One. The Vice-President is often not the second most powerful person in the government of his principal. He gets his position because it is convenient, and politically expedient that he be given the job. After […]
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By Femi Adesina Some people would wail about anything and everything in the country, particularly if it comes from President Muhammadu Buhari. Early in the week, that honest and forthright man said it was tough leading the country (is it not?), and he was looking forward to finishing his second term next May 29. The […]
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By Tony Afejuku Let me begin what I am dwelling on now with a sincere apology to my readers who must have expected me to continue the debate on women and widowhood in your country my country our country. I am not in any way breaking my promise in this regard. My train of thought […]
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By Dan Agbese Five months after the university teachers went on strike, President Muhammadu Buhari condescended at last this week to react to it but in a most cynical manner that will not resolve the dispute but harden the hearts of the teachers. He told the teachers to call off the strike because “enough is […]
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By Albert Olajide Akinyemi Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the recent primary elections significantly produced two political heavyweights, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, as presidential flag bearers of their respective political parties, APC and PDP, being the two major political parties in Nigeria. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a former governor of Lagos State, […]
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By Matthew Agboma Ozah Dear youth, Let me confess to a certain elation at the way and manner youth across the country have coordinated themselves and are warming up enthusiastically to take their country back in the forthcoming elections by capturing their biodata under the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registration exercise. By no means […]
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Kuje prison By Ayo Oyoze Baje “There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny. They should be setting the examples” – Edward Snowden They come in with guts, grits and such a high level of gruesomeness to unleash terror on innocent Nigerians and yet go Scot-free! The dare-devil bravado […]
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By Reuben Abati The ruckus that has been generated by the announcement of former Borno State governor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as running mate of the presidential standard bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 presidential election, is a perfect illustration and yet another sharp reminder of how religion has driven a […]
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Photo/https://www.facebook/GovernorNyesomEzenwoWikeCON/ By Ray Ekpu On the surface it appears that choosing a vice presidential candidate for any party may seem as easy as drinking water if you do not have sore throat. It may not involve going through the rigour of an election the way that the choice of a presidential candidate goes. It may […]
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