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OPINION
It is no longer news that the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has, ahead of the 2023 general elections , emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. It is equally relevant to the present discourse to underline that...
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta Shortly before the outcome of the recent PDP primaries, a video clip of Atiku Abubakar dancing in casual outfit hit the social media. It did not seem like a recent video. But it gathered traction and went even more viral once Mr. Atiku was proclaimed the presidential...
The recent disclosure by former Lagos state governor and All Progressives Congress national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while speaking to delegates in Abeokuta indicates that there are already cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC) that could affect its chances at the presidential polls in 2023. Tinubu did not...
By ANDY CHUKWUMA – Magnus Onyibe’s article, “Rising And Falling Of Delta State Political Family And Consequences,” is a classic example of political red herring. The article was riddled with fallacies, contradictions, distortions, prejudices, misrepresentations, and utter falsehood. Posturing as an intellectual, Onyibe ended up sounding like a neophyte...
One inherent ‘sorrow’ associated with public leadership across the globe is that once a citizen is elevated to such a position, either through election or appointment, he loses his/her right to private living. Closely associated with this challenge is that such public offices particularly in Nigeria have lately become...
By Adewale Sam, Ilorin. Politics is widely acknowledged to be nothing more than a game largely played on the field of interest. However, it is part of wisdom that when pushing interests through opinions, there should be an employment of simple logic and fact as that is the only...
Even when it remains a difficult task to compress the achievements of Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in the past seven years into a few worded pieces, one things stands out; Governor Okowa made good his promise as the Executive Governor of Delta state, to unlock – and unleash–youth...
Conventional wisdom teaches us that it is better to under promise and over deliver, rather than over promise and under deliver, especially in the world of business and politics. With the former, you earn the reputation of a promise keeper, which leads to higher credibility ratings. On the contrary,...
…….Eyes 10th Senate @ 62 By PAUL MUMEH Barring any unforeseen circumstances or a likely twist of events on account of the uncertainties that characterizes our polity, former Governor of Enugu State and current Senator representing Enugu East, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani will return to the Senate for a third...
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta In a little over another week, a great deal of the political cacophony all over the country will have abated. The period will end with gatherings of Nigeria’s political tribes in Abuja. Their major achievement will be to lower the deafening decibels of our current political noise...
At a time like this, there is a compelling need to evaluate our politics and governance via a broader view of the people’s paramount concerns and legitimate expectations in order to unravel its values of fiscal discipline, prudent management, robust and continuous community engagement, effective and efficient public communication,...
Recently, precisely on Wednesday May 25, the world joined Africa continent to celebrate the annual Africa Day, a day set aside to mark the anniversary of the signing of the OAU (Organization of African Unity) agreements which evolved into the present day African Union (AU). And had its origin...
Need for Nigeria’s political space to accommodate community policing framework By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
Need for Nigeria’s political space to accommodate community policing framework By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
It is evident that robust unity which grows out of historical experience can no longer be found or trusted in the present day Nigeria. It can equally not be considered an over statement if one concludes that in today’s Nigeria, there is no more sense of oneness that emerges...
The race to the 2023 presidential elections is becoming intense and defining as it poses a vital phase for rethinking Nigeria’s survival and reality of the future from May 29, 2023 when a new set of leaders that will pilot the affairs of Nigeria will be inaugurated. Many have...
By GODKNOWS IGALI The global community was recently thrown into intense melancholy following the passing of Dr. Madeleine Albright and Professor Grace Alele-Williams, two of humanity’s greatest matriarchs that ever lived. In a seeming relay, the former died on 23rd March 2022 in Washington DC, the United States capital,...
Dear Party delegates, Nigerians have come a long way together and have more to lose dividing now. However, the components that make up Nigeria must first unite and resolve all the contradictions in nationhood to make way for development. Give me a moment or two to share some thoughts with...
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta – In an election season, the briefcases of political salesmen are full of assorted marketing pitches. Not even the most outrageous and unexpected ideas are off limits. Conflicting notions and ideas tumble and clash for headlines in a crowded and confused market place. The public is desperate...
Across the sphere, citizens of every nation whether democratic or otherwise hunger for ‘public sphere where the issues of the public interests are appreciated as central, and openly considered, discussed or debated. On their part, the politicians and public office holders also have a great interest in how the...
After about seven years of unfulfilled change, coupled with the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country, a state of depression (or is it a recession) and heightened insecurity, If there is any account that perfectly captures the Nigerian situation under the present administration, it is no other than,...