Since Nigeria’s return to civil rule in 1999, the push to deepen democracy by protecting the sanctity of the vote has often been undermined by certain factors. In the first place, Nigeria’s democracy operates on a paradoxical foundation: the nation wants to run a democracy without democrats. It is akin to running a hospital without…

November 1. Another earth tremor hits Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) witnessed a fresh earth tremor with a magnitude of 3.0 few months after a similar occurrence in the city. November 2. Buhari receives confirmation of WASC Result. Official of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), in Abuja, presented to President Muhammadu Buhari, the…

The principle stated above is a salutary one, but its application is necessarily limited by inevitable exceptions. We take, first, the power given by section 89(1)(c) of the Constitution to the Senate or the House of Representatives to “summon any person in Nigeria” to appear before it to address it on the state of the…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Monday has said that anyone who attempt to snatch ballot paper during election will do so at the expense of their lives. "I want to warn anyone who thinks he has enough influence in his locality who tries to lead thugs to snatch ballot boxes or disturb the voting system will…

When it was announced that President Muhammadu Buhari was going to be visiting Lagos state for an ‘APC Presidential Mega Rally’, emotions were divided as people felt differently about the visit for various reasons. Some felt it was just a political ploy to project a fake sense of goodwill, others hated that it would affect…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo knows how to deliver his punches. As a trained soldier, he knows when to attack the enemy and cause maximum damage. The recent public statement released by the former Nigerian leader demonstrates his usual trademark public engagement with powers that-be. President Muhammadu Buhari has replied the former president, stating through his…

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Stephen Oceini has said that Kogi State will deliver President Buhari on 16th of February with massive votes that has never been witnessed. Oceini who spoke yesterday in Lokoja while fielding questions from newsmen said the chances of the APC in Kogi are bright, challenging Kogi voters to…

Presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, has said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks capacity to rule Nigeria, as he rewards incompetence and failure. While President Buhari was in Akwa Ibom yesterday for his 2019 campaign, Ezekwesili, who was in Calabar for consultations and to participate in the Carnival Calabar, said, “We…

There have been conspiracies and intriguing claims surrounding President Muhammadu Buhari's health and existence. After the Pro Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu came out and made an allegation that the Nigerian president had died in 2017 and a cabal comprising northern chieftains in a duplicitous move quickly found a double and secretly foisted a foreigner, a…

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede as Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The confirmation followed a report submitted by Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption and Financial Crimes, which recommended the confirmation of Olukoyede’s appointment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that…

 “I have seen enough to know that those angling to take over from you may not be any better.”  – Simon Kolawole, “Shall We Tell the President?” As we approach the 2019 elections, it is important to examine the motives of our politicians and how or if they square with the interests of the average…

Is the reason for our arrested national development far-fetched? No, it isn’t. It takes a visionary, selfless and morally scrupulous national leader to revolutionise a country and take it to unprecedented economic and technological heights. A great national leader can envision and imagine the type of country he would like his country to become. Then,…