Ekiti election re-run: Ominous portents for 2011
“I thank God; I’ve left the place. I can’t do anything against my conscience… They want me to announce fake results. I
Public enlightenment not mega party
The current fad in the polity is the need to create a mega-party to challenge and defeat the PDP in the next
Yar’adua’s G-20 snub
“I must say that today is a sad day for me. And I think it should be for all Nigerians when 20
The pitfalls of opposition politics
One of the main gains of writing on this page each week is the volume of responses we get from readers. There
Tony Anenih’s prayers and matters political
Chief Tony Anenih has a superb way of intervening in Nigerian politics: he enjoys the most elliptic entrée, which usually guarantees the
Ekiti: closure for the space of democracy
“What happened in Ekiti yesterday was an ominous sign for democracy and our country… It is very sad indeed”. – Prof. Pat
The corrupt have inherited our country
“The rulers who steal Nigerian’s future and a poor man who steals a yam at the market are judged very differently. Pinch
Bracing up for Nigeria’s future
It could not have been a co-incidence that the report of the Justice Uwais Committee on Electoral Reform was released on the
BETWEEN THE PRIEST AND THE POLICE CHIEF
Last week, I had quoted the report from DAILY TRUST of Wednesday, August 15, 2007, on the statement from the Most Reverend
THE NIGERIAN PEOPLE BURIED THIRD TERM
I spent the better part of Tuesday afternoon receiving phone calls from people from around the country. These have been congratulatory calls