The politics of elections in Borno
Over the past two weeks, the security situation has taken a turn for the better in many parts of Northeast Nigeria. The
The tragic killing of Prof. Ahmad Mustapha Falaki
ON the 14th of February 2015, Prof. Ahmad Mustapha Falaki, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), at the Ahmadu Bello University,
Nigerians are united for democracy.
LAST weekend in Lagos, activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), announced the emergence of a new organization, dedicated to the protection of the
Bukola Saraki can criticise President Jonathan but he must not be interrogated in Kwara.
By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu The press, radio, television and other agencies of mass media shall at all times be free to uphold
The forthright Gen. Alani Akinrinade
THIS week’s SUNDAY PUNCH carried a most instructive interview with General Alani Akinrinade, one of the finest Nigerian Army officers. Akinrinade belongs
A security red herring and election postponement
Just as Samuel Johnson in April 1775, said that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, so has security, in the
Let us collectively save the Emir of Ilorin’s palace
I was back in Ilorin last week, and I gathered that Bukola Saraki’s government in Kwara has finally sold the houses in
Boko Haram: Between Chadians and South African mercenaries
Last week, the story broke that Chadian forces were operating inside Nigeria against the Boko Haram insurgency. And they seemed to be
Of school certificate, mudslinging and stonings: Pattern of Nigerian electioneering
FEMI FANI-KAYODE made the most of the hysteria. APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, according to him, does not possess the minimum requirement
There can be no postponing the February 2015 elections
SPEAKING last week at the Chatham House in London, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki, suggested the postponement of the