It may sound bookish but critics think it cannot be interpreted other than an alarming signal when the ruling party in Nigeria can dispense with its own sole philosopher for reasons that hav... Read more
‘Tola Badejo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Professor of Zoology joins in the ‘war of position’ that has developed in the aftermath of the demise of Mallam Abba Kyari, erstwhile Chief... Read more
The Emir of Kano stool is, unarguably, the most entrenched one in the space of traditional authority in Northern Nigeria. It oozes Kano itself in terms of flamboyance and wealth that defines... Read more
As stressed as the popular space and its culture is from the impacts of insecurity and an excessively weak state, it has not lost its capacity for creativity in bringing humour to tension. O... Read more
The dynamics in and around Kogi State appears to be confirming fears that tomorrow’s gubernatorial election in the state cannot but be violent. Aside from the fears that a keen observer such... Read more
Less than 48 hours to November 16th, 2019, Governorship election in Kogi State in North Central Nigeria, the alarm bells are ringing from the Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), the... Read more
For now, the tussle for presidential powers which played out last February is officially over following the pronouncement of the Supreme Court that the Appeal by Atiku Abubakar, the People’s... Read more
The volume of especially online hate speeches by followers of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) could undermine the peaceful conduct of the electi... Read more
It is still difficult to believe but it is no longer a safe attitude to dismiss such hints as nothing but gossips in Nigerian politics. For all we know, President Buhari and Vice-President O... Read more
“When I was the speaker of the federal House of Representatives, I accused the then President Goodluck Jonathan, who was a member of my party of supporting corruption. That is when he grante... Read more
