Nigeria is young at heart, but its leaders are too old to relate with her youthfulness. She has loads of...
by Mercy Abang In South Africa, Julius Sello Malema became a member of the Africa National Congress Youth League, ANC, at a very young age. The...
“Barriers to political equality, such as our seemingly entrenched though informal rule for zoning candidacies according to regions of origin, need to be de-emphasised and ultimately...
By Mercy Abang Moral support for women aspiring for political office is great. Mental support too. But what is most important, and most neglected, is money....
The Nigerian Labour Act has no provisions for criminalising sexual harassment at the workplace. Most cases go unreported. A history of gender inequality, political instability, insecurity...
By Mercy Abang Although the 2019 elections in Nigeria saw the inclusion of a high number of female aspirants and candidates across the country, the...
The chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday said he could not see any evidence that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused his successor, Godwin Obaseki, of abandoning projects his...
The United States Government has expressed fear that the Nigeria’s general elections scheduled for 2019 are likely to be characterised by violence. It said the conduct...
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says it is less likely for President Muhammadu Buhari to be defeated in the 2019 election. The organaisation said...