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Will Aminu Kano Cause an Electoral Upset in Kano?

Posted By: adminon: February 11, 2019In: SpectacleTags: ANPP, CPC, NKST Church, PRP, TivlandNo CommentsViews:

There is nostalgia for the NEPU tradition and its progenitor, the People’s Redemption Party, (PRP) in Kano but is it sufficient to cause an electoral earthquake in Kano on February 16th and... Read more

Power and Probity Profile of Senatorial Candidates in the February 16th, 2019 Election (2)

Posted By: adminon: February 06, 2019In: SpectacleTags: ARDI, NICrel, OUK, Power elite, Travel BanNo CommentsViews:

South East All Progressives Congress, (APC): Orji Uzor-Kalu aka OUK Claims to being an even better anti-corruption commander than President Buhari: “My prosecution is political. Our accounts... Read more

APGA Taking Over Nasarawa State, Breaking APC, PDP Monopoly of National Electoral Space?

Posted By: adminon: February 03, 2019In: SpectacleTags: APGA, Chinua AchebeNo CommentsViews:

Is it possible that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) which have dominated the on-going electioneering campaign in Nigeria in terms of huge rally... Read more

The Economist Enters Nigeria’s February 16th, 2019 Race

Posted By: adminon: February 02, 2019In: SpectacleTags: Babagana Kingibe, Bala Usman, EIU/Africa, Festus Iyayi, Prof Eghosa Osaghae, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

It is no mystification to say that The Economist is no ordinary weekly, more so it’s Intelligence Unit which is nevertheless involved in selling mediated information. With its fortune tellin... Read more

Did Peter Obi Say China is a Private Sector Led Economy?

Posted By: adminon: January 31, 2019In: SpectacleTags: 'Socialist Market Economy', Charles Soludo, Henry Kissinger, Kenneh Pomeranz, SOEs, State Capitalism, TheCandidatesNo CommentsViews:

The 2019 presidential contest evokes two fears for many. One is the fear of those who believe that President Buhari could destroy the country with his management of diversity considered to b... Read more

Middle Belt Forum Asks President Buhari to Resign

Posted By: adminon: January 30, 2019In: SpectacleTags: Afenifere, MBF, Ohaneze Ndigbo, PANDEFNo CommentsViews:

The congested space of standpoints on the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of the Federation has widened to a call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign for breaching... Read more

Nigeria and the Backsliding Journey to Murky Nation

Posted By: adminon: January 30, 2019In: SpectacleTags: Gen Babangida, Gen. Tunde Idiagbon, OBASANJONo CommentsViews:

By Salihu Mohammed Lukman It is a season of narratives and counter-narratives in which wisdom, as they say, is like a goatskin bag of which everyone carries his or her own. And so here is Sa... Read more

How Hobbesian is the Feb. 16th, 2019 Choice Out of Two Problematic Candidates?

Posted By: adminon: January 28, 2019In: SpectacleTags: Hobessian choice, Poverty, Unemployment, World BankNo CommentsViews:

By Professor Stephen Onyeiwu The author of this piece published originally as “Buhari failed to fix Nigeria’s economy. But he may still have the edge”, (https://theconversation.com/africa) w... Read more

US, UK and EU Call for Swift Resolution of Chief Justice Crisis

Posted By: adminon: January 26, 2019In: SpectacleTags: No CommentsViews:

It was the United States of America that first joined Nigerian civil society organisations, professional associations and related groups to call for swift resolution of the suspension of the... Read more

Is CJN’s Suspension Fighting Corruption Head-On Or Simulating a Stalemate?

Posted By: adminon: January 25, 2019In: SpectacleTags: 1999 Constitution, CJN, National Council of StateNo CommentsViews:

Questions reflecting differing interpretations are greeting the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) earlier today by President Buhari on the strength o... Read more