Good morning, Mr President. This piece continues the sketch of the actors in the pro-democracy struggle in Nigeria that began in the last instalment. Do note that the CD had an interim
IT is an election year again and everyone is shouting change all over the place. Hopeful excitement trails the country’s election prospects so much so that it seems we already take it
MORE than two years after I wrote my last article in The Guardian, it is becoming more and more difficult to maintain my self-imposed silence, not because I feel that I have something
SINCE his foray into the murky waters of Nigerian politics in 2003, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has proved that he is not only a true democrat, but has unquenchable desire to offer
FOR some politicians belonging to the ruling APC in Lagos State, it is unthinkable that their party is not the party in power in the state. This is hardly their fault, having
THE political space is turbo-charged because election fever is raging. As in every contest, front line stakeholders are working extra hours in order to remain competitive. But there are always rules in
THE APC’s candidate for the February 14 presidential election, General Mohammadu Buhari gives the same answer to all the great questions of the day. ‘I will fight corruption and stop Boko Haram’
I CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN for finally visiting Borno State, the heartland of the insurgency in Nigeria, last week. His stop was Maiduguri, the state capital, where he guaranteed his personal security
IT came like a whirlwind. Initially, many did not understand its purpose and intent despite deliberate far-flung explanations. Speculations abound in the land. However, the proponents of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria,
TWICE Reluwe (Railway) went to seek the service and the advice of the Ifa Priest. Dafida Trouble and his assistant Alaba are sitting in the deserted Railway Station in Lokoja. “I didn’t
I HAVE often wondered why few Nigerian women have demonstrated keen interest in political leadership. Why, for example, is the Nigerian political and public space dominated by men? It is a troubling