Articles & Opinions

_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 …

In a few weeks’time, a new National Assembly will be inaugurated to steer the legislative ship of the nation for the next four years. With the inauguration will emerge a …

_Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze_ Nigeria suffers from democratic overload. Governance expenses are hugely disproportional to its _developmental_ strides and democracy dividends. This is reflected in the high …

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Ahead of its June 11 inauguration, there has been so much noise about the mode of electing presiding officers of the 9th National Assembly. Some stakeholders canvass …