The era of endless politicking must end so governance can begin—led by competent hands. Politics of pacification serves only interest groups, not the nation. Nigeria’s current decay stems from this very disease. Buhari’s misadventure, masked as “Buharinomics,” inflicted generational damage, entrenching Fulani hegemony at the expense of Nigerian blood. Former Governor Bala Mohammed once boasted…
By Kelvin Ike Mgbemena Today, Governor Charles Soludo once again revealed his fixation on Mr Peter Obi by using President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to Anambra State as an opportunity to launch veiled and unwarranted attacks against him. During the visit, Governor Soludo claimed in his speech that the last visit by a sitting President…
By Basil Odilim Nigeria is the only OPEC nation where individuals, not the state, own oilfields. Nowhere else do national assets transition so seamlessly into private hands under the pretense of legality. But who are these individuals? And why is their ownership never questioned in court? Road contracts are inflated by as much as 5000%—a…
By Wale Ajani As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, the political landscape is charged with discussions about potential candidates. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State stands out as a compelling contender, supported by a track record of governance characterized by empirical data and logical reasoning. His achievements in various sectors, combined with a clear…
By Ochogwu Sunday The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in the 2023 elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso has hinted at the possibility of him deputizing his Labour Party counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi. In a video clip currently trending on X microblogging platform, the former governor of Kano State who spoke…
Precisely in August, last year, Chief Leo Edochie finally hit the fairway to herald his long overdue comeback to the enthralling sport of golf that he embraced some sixteen years ago.It was such a long, tortuous journey to this destination. Friends and associates had mounted pressures, even cajoled him just to lure him to golf…
By Law Mefor The escalating level of insecurity in the nation is forcing many citizens to wonder if the government can still save Nigeria. The minister of state for defence just ordered the service chiefs to relocate to the North West after militants seized two Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armoured vehicles from Nigerian forces and…
A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani, has stated that presidential aspirants from northern Nigeria should wait till 2031. Senator Sani argued that only candidates from the southern region should contest the next presidential election in 2027 election. Sani also pointed out that it would be just for…
A paper delivered by Hashimu S. Argungu (DIG Retd), Chairman, Police Service Commission, at the Round-Table Discussion on Focus, Programmes, and Strategies for the Police Academy Centre for the Study of Police and Policing, organized for experts from the academia, serving and retired senior police officers by the Provost Police Academy, Wudil-Kano, on 8th July…
By SKC Ogbonnia, August 26, 2024. The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria against the gross misrule of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have come and gone. Not surprisingly, instead of concrete solutions for a better future, the president remains busy exhibiting the height of dictatorship, jailing innocent protesters, and misleading Nigerians on how he foiled a plot…
