Articles & Opinions

By Sufuyan Ojeifo The ‘spoil system’ is part and parcel of Nigeria’s presidential democracy. It is anchored on the quirky winners-take-all principle with the furtherance of the political leadership’s selfish …

The attention of Rt. Hon. Chief Ndudi Godwin Elumelu, Reps Member-Elect, Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the next 9th Parliamentary Assembly Session of the Federal House of Representatives, to a vile, …

By Ehi Ekhator Yesterday, while I was walking in the street of London, the thought of Nigeria predicament and how we keep taking one step forward and five steps backward …

_BY JUDE NDUKWE_ Rotimi Amaechi’s recent declaration that the Igbo should forget about the presidency in 2023 “For refusing to support the APC…” is both self-adulating and hypocritical, and must …

(a rejoinder by Sylvester Udemezue) Introduction (An Aside): Expelled or Defected? A breaking news on August 08, 2018 came under the head, “Senator Akpabio Officially Dumps PDP for APC.” (see …

It is scary to be a woman in Abuja. Like me, hundreds of Abuja residents were rudely awakened to the horrors of the brutality meted out to over 100 women …

BY HAMID HENDRIX The ICPC should have learnt lessons on the ills of trial-by-media by now, but the contrary is evident. It all began when it put out a press …

Several performance indicators and ratings point to its parlous inclination. But no performance indicator is as stark as everyday realities that confront the general populace. Beyond the gross erosion of …

Farouk Martins Aresa @oomoaresa How did the Continent that produced the world’s richest man ever, Mansa Kankan Musa and the richest woman ever, Queen of Sheba’s children become the poorest …

By Sufuyan Ojeifo I do not look into crystal balls. That is not my preoccupation.  I certainly lack the endowment of predicting the future. That enterprise is better left to …