Category: Opinion

The regular spate of automobile accidents on Nigerian roads and resultant avoidable loss of precious lives should be a matter of great concern to all well-meaning Nigerians. And as the institution charged with providing welfare and security for citizens, governments at all levels should be seen to take the phenomenon seriously, with a view to […]

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa On February 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of Nigeria made an order directing that the old Naira notes of N200, N500 and N1000 should continue to circulate alongside the new Naira notes, pending the hearing and final determination of the Motion on Notice filed by three States before the Court. The case […]

Armed Forces Remembrance Day As new leaders emerge to assume the administration of Nigeria, the incoming administrators should bear uppermost in their mind, the need to end the long suffering plight of the country’s soldiers. If anything, that was a major message that emanated from the last episode of ceremonies commemorating fallen military personnel fondly […]

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Africa’s largest experiment in electoral democracy is underway as Nigeria counts the votes cast in its presidential and parliamentary elections, which occurred on Saturday, February 25, 2023. It is too soon to say who Nigeria’s next president will be and it may be a few days yet before the Independent National […]

Allegations by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba a few days ago (February 14, 2023) that Oduduwa Nation agitators were amassing or planning to amass weapons with a view to disrupting the elections are very serious and should not be taken lightly. Coming from such high authority, the allegations are surprising, given that the […]

AS Nigerians brace for the 2023 general elections that kick off with the bellwether presidential polls on Saturday, national and global attention is riveted on the key actors whose actions or missteps will determine success or failure. For President Muhammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the police, the military […]

By Dan Agbese They have run the race – the big race for the ultimate political trophy in our country, the presidency. It has been gruelling for the front runners: Ahmed Bola Tinubu (APC), Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (LP). And with dirt never far from politics, dirt and mud and character assassination were […]

Nigerian voters display their PVCs prior to voting at an election. Nigerians will return to the polls in February 2023. Photo: AFP In addition to these familiar reasons for election violence, in this present situation, events in the last few years have generated a political consciousness that has never before been witnessed in the country. […]