“Local government is currently the weakest level of government in the federal system. It has been the object of inconsistent policies as successive regimes alternately enhanced...
There is something wrong with the mental composition of Nigeria’s National Assembly. Many Nigerians would consider this an obvious statement but, I suppose, my expectations...
“In this game of politics, we must understand that match officials, and spectators are not the opponents. We must not direct our anger towards the...
Last Saturday, voters in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State cast their votes in a rerun election to choose lawmakers at the state and national assemblies. At...
INEC has declared the recent Rivers State rerun election inconclusive. How many inconclusive elections have we had under the new INEC chairman? How about all...
A good number of the reactions to President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement that Nigeria has joined the Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism show quite clearly that many...
As the saying goes, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. This implies applying the same standard to all men and...
It is a known fact that no democracy survives without a conscious well organized opposition party, suffice to say there is need to have a...
It appears that the drama that have surrounded the prosecution of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal is about...
Inherently, one of the greatest problems faced by the Peoples Democratic Party and a significant factor that led to the party’s shocking defeat in the...
How does the government intend to convince its citizens that it is patriotic with its nonchalant attitude towards the daily...
The “North” as a geopolitical concept has no legal security architecture. It cannot raise an army, create a police force, or...
The way Tinubu got retro-active approval from the National Assembly after deploying Nigerian to the Benin Republic indicates that our...
Local advocates petitioned the police, and Anthony was arrested. He signed an undertaking not to accuse, harass, or threaten Ms...
If the state chooses wisely, it will not merely elect a governor; it will choose a direction. And in that...