PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has urged candidates contesting elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the […]
RTag: Abdulsalami Abubakar
Buhari chairs Council Of State meeting over Naira redesign
PRESIDENT Muhammmadu Buhari on Friday chaired the National Council of State meeting to address the current upheaval regarding the naira […]
Gov. Wike renews scholarship for Rivers medical students, announces N500m grant
GOV. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday said that the state government has renewed its scholarship for Rivers students studying […]
2023 polls: Candidates to sign 2 peace accords, says National Peace C’ttee
CANDIDATES participating in the 2023 presidential elections are to sign two peace accords before the election in February. The National […]
Boss Mustapha calls for restructuring of political parties
BOSS Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has called for restructuring of political parties in Nigeria, to […]
Nigeria requires a new constitution, power devolution to federating units – Chief Anyaoku
By Paul Ejime MANY Nigerians and friends of Nigeria are worried, and for good reasons, about the country’s future beyond […]
Shettima as Tinubu’s chief De-marketer
I have never physically met APC Vice Presidential candidate Kashim Shettima, but I have communicated with him for extended periods […]
Queen Elizabeth’s death, a great loss to entire world–Abdulsalami
FORMER Military Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar on Friday described the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as […]
2023: Nigeria needs vibrant, visionary leaders – Abdulsalami
FORMER military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said Nigeria needs vibrant and visionary leaders that would steer the country […]
What Kukah stands for by Governors Forum
THE Northern Governors Forum says the contributions of Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Mathew Kukah, to the development […]
Abdulsalami Abubakar
Abdulsalami Abubakar, retired soldier and former head of state, 76, June 13. Born in Minna, Niger State, he was educated at the Native Authority Primary …
Buhari’s Controversial War on Corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption as commendable as it is, is also receiving knocks from those who feel that his government is selective in tackling the monster more on the pages of newspapers …
Unpaid Salaries: Governors Change Tactics
Bedevilled by unpaid salaries and sorry state of economy, state governor have devised new means of solving their problems …
Birthdays
Chinwoke Mbadinuju, administrator and former governor of Anambra State, 70, June 14. Born in Uli, Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, he was educated at Mgbidi Central School, Oru, Imo State, 1955; Bishop Lasbery College, Irete, Imo State, 1959-1962; State University, New …
Can Buhari Fix Nigeria?
It was a new dawn in Nigeria on Friday, May 29, as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo formally take the reign of government from former President Goodluck Jonathan and his team. Nigerians expect the new administration to hit the ground running, but can it fix the …
Mixed Legacies of Jonathan Ministers
As long as their tenure lasted they were the backbone of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration; their successes and their failures are what Nigerians are left with as they the new administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect takes over on May 29, to improve on
SGF: Ngige Is the Best Man
IT IS now certain that someone from the Southeast will be appointed the next secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) when Major General Muhamadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) assumes office as Nigeria’s president on May 29. Already, three names have been …
Jonathan, Buhari Sign Peace Pact
FOR the second time, President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, March 26, signed another peace deal pledging their support for violence-free elections. …
Many Troubles of Jega
Attahiru Jega, professor of Political Science and chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, was given a big thump up when he conducted the 2011 general elections which were globally regarded as free and fair; but for the INEC boss to perform a similar feat appears to running into problems as …
North’s 2015 New Game Plan
– As President Goodluck Jonathan continues to keep his second term ambition to himself, the Northern Elders Forum, which is […]
Nigeria’s Long and Tortuous Journey
– Nigeria which started its political journey during the colonial era about 100 years ago is still an infant crawling […]
The Failed Mission of the Military
– The military which came to sanitise the polity left the country with more problems than it came to solve […]
Obasanjo’s Letter of Discord
– Former President Olusegun Obasanjo sparks off public debate with his 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, in which he […]