Who is against democratic structures in the North-East?
ON Monday, April 21, 2014, LEADERSHIP newspaper’s lead story said that plans were afoot to suspend democratic structures in Adamawa, Borno and
Ike Ekweremadu is playing with fire
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu is playing with fire! And if he is not careful that fire will consume him! At a recent
nPDP and APC: Come has become
Nigeria effectively became a two-party state on Tuesday when the nPDP joined the APC. It has brought about a fascinating political scenario
Smart Adeyemi’s frontier exploration agency bill
Last week, Senator Smart Adeyemi presented a draft Bill for the establishment of a Frontier Exploration Agency, supported by Senator Ndoma Egba,
Baroness Lynda Chalker and Nigerian ruling class’ colomentality
When President Goodluck Jonathan suddenly fell ill last weekend in London, rumours of likely cause went viral. SAHARA REPORTERS had suggested the illness
With INEC, we are in serious trouble
Let me start with a confession. It is very difficult for me to write about Professor Attahiru Jega’s INEC. Jega was my teacher,
Tony Nyiam, Adams Oshiomhole and national conversation
One of the main talking points of the week was the attitude of a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National
JIGAWA TELEVISION: From technical committee to implementation
Last Friday in Dutse, JigawaState, the Technical Committee on the establishment of the Jigawa State Television, submitted its report to Governor Sule
Hope, delusion and Jonathan’s National Conversation
EXPECTEDLY, Dr. Femi Okurounmu, chairman of the 13-person Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue, was especially effusive about the committee’s assignment. In
The Nigerian economy of Aliko Dangote
I Have had cause to write a couple of articles in the past on the larger-than-life image of Aliko Dangote, and the place
Now they will have their national conference
Nigeria’s sundry ‘tribes’ of agitators, fromcivilsociety activists through to gerontocratic “have-beens” and ethnic entrepreneurs, finally scored a notable victory on Independence Day, when