Opinion

By ALOY EJIMAKOR Yesterday (May 4, 2023), I tweeted on my Twitter handle that “Given that the FINALITY of election result is decided by the Court, except where the INEC-declared result is uncontested, it’s unconstitutional to swear-in a winner whose victory has not been affirmed by the Court. Where’s the...

I cannot pretend not to have read all sorts on this subject. My response to one of such posts on Oliseh, was a response to my friend, Zion Ose. I hope my comment below clarifies the controversy for some of us: No, no, no. You have mixed up too many...

By Malam Farouk U. Muhammed, mni This little piece is about the above subject. However, given the Nigerian political environment, it would be proper to contextualize the supportive role the incoming Tinubu/Shettima Administration and indeed the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership should play. Already, the National Assembly (NASS) leadership tussles...

By Ibrahim Mohammed I remember how Hadiza Bala Usman happened in Nigeria’s public sector as a special assistant to then Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir el-Rufai and was exposed during a senate committee’s public hearing on the FCT, during which the public was apprised of how she...

The latest in a series of some partisan editorials by some of this country’s newspapers seeking to rewrite recent history was published by the Punch newspaper paper this weekend, painting a bleak, pessimistic and frequently inaccurate picture of the state of our nation and outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership. In...

By Yabagi Mohammed One of the most diverse states in Nigeria today is Kogi State. Thank God for technology and media, many can attest to the fact that many tongues constitute the confluence state, a place that is a melting point for many who nature, conventions and other elements have...

Our attention has been drawn to an ill-motivated and self-serving news item credited to a self-appointed civil society group and Non-governmental Individual ( NGI) entitled, “Medical Trip: Tinubu shows the tendency of becoming another Buhari, says HURIWA”. Our initial reaction to this callous title was to ignore it, bearing in...

By Usman Abdulrahman Jariri (Sabon Layi, Katsina State)  As the race for the leadership of the National Assembly heats up, one is not surprised to see all kinds of stories, trying to sell one candidate or the other. The latest is a report published by a section of the media...

Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, a first class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, has urged incoming political leaders to fulfill their campaign promises to the electorate. According to him, this, if accomplished, will improve the standard of living of the people and boost the overall development of the country. Abdullahi, who is the...