Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State recently made the following proud statement; “Kano has a population triple or four times some states, therefore, should be given...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has described the political crises in Edo state as an embarrassment and an affront to Nigerian democracy. Senator Ekweremadu...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has reiterated that contrary to popular opinion, the current National Assembly is not a rubber stamp. On...
President Muhammadu Buhari has once again longed for the absolute prosecutorial powers he wielded when he led a military junta in Nigeria in the 1980s. PREMIUM...
Nigeria is young at heart, but its leaders are too old to relate with her youthfulness. She has loads of ideas but the people in charge...
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....
by Mercy Abang from Accra Ghana Citizen journalism, especially in Africa where the media is largely controlled by owners or gagged by patronage from state actors,...
The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh is about to concede defeat, the electoral commission chairman has told the BBC. Mr Jammeh, who has been in power for...
The feeling of being robbed is an intense and painful experience. If you’ve been robbed before, you know that feeling of violation, that feeling of...
Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo, however, in an interview, took more than a passive interest in the aspirations of the United States Democratic Party 2016 presidential candidate, Bernie...
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has raised alarm that the nation’s democracy was heading towards a total collapse if...
At the end of last week, Nigeria’s Supreme Court gave a judgment that many newspapers and online groups interpreted rather decisively and excitedly. Headlines declared that...
