Opinion

What do we mourn when we mourn the death of an individual to whom we had an enduring, personal attachment? Is it merely the perceived or actual cruelty of the manner of passing that wounds us? Is it the relative brevity of the life, the…

"Garba Shehu says Obasanjo is sick! Does he have a medical report to confirm that? Who really should get well soon? Garba Shehu’s current boss or Obasanjo?," writes Reuben Abati "Former President Obasanjo is a courageous patriot and…

Last Saturday, 19 January to be exact, most Nigerians waited with bated breath to watch the live presidential debate of those desiring to occupy the number one political seat in the country. While some stayed glued to their television sets,…

2019 Kogi elections may end up being the bloodiest and the most rigged election in the history of Nigeria. This is not a question of being an alarmist. It is rather because the incumbent governor, having failed woefully in governance has…

The stage is getting set. The atmosphere booming with a lot of noise. The actors are strategising, planning and scheming. The monies are gradually coming out. It is all for one reason: the general election of February 16. The Elections…

He stood up as soon as the Friday prayer ended at a Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja Central Mosque. Clutching a walking stick and a braille hand frame, the teenager announced his mission to the congregation. He was a student of the Government School…

I once had a taste of political violence during the 2015 presidential campaigns. In Bauchi, our convoy was stoned. In Katsina, restless youth wielding stones and long sticks threatened to attack us. It didn’t matter that it was a…

Not too long ago, he was the poster boy of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but now, he is hunted and haunted by the police and his own failings to have read the auguries well. He is Senator Dino Melaye, the Kogi-born lawmaker,…

In a democracy, it is safer for the masses to have a democracy that the executive and the legislative arm of government are at loggerheads, especially in a democracy like Nigeria. First, it would reduce collaboration for wanton looting and…

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the 2019 general elections will kick off with the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, 16th February 2019. As it stands in Delta South Senatorial District, the All Progressives…