Analysis

On the 12th day of February 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), pursuant to it's powers under section 103 of the Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended and now repealed by the Electoral Act 2022) conducted elections into the…

Transactional politics is not new. But its scope in the run-up to Nigeria’s make or mar 2023 elections is not just worrisome; it threatens to derail democracy in Africa’s most populous nation. Impunity has been weaponized; honour,…

One of the deep-rooted concerns of many people from the Southeast is that the zone has not really prepared adequately to wrestle power from the rest of Nigeria. Such protagonists of the debate point to MKO Abiola's style that eventually…

The gruesome killing and burning of Deborah Samuel, a Christian, by Muslims in Kano makes it difficult to believe Nigerians are living in the 21st Century. The extent of the savagery by the northern Muslims is all too reminiscent of…

When you find yourself in the minority, there is a tendency to seek out and develop kinship with anyone who in some ways, looks a tad like you. That was exactly what happened between Wanbui and I when we first met several years ago in…

The political arena has witnessed a massive boost with key presidential aspirants of the two major parties leading their teams to different states of the country in a bid to get endorsement by revered Traditional Rulers, Governors,…

The Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, 13th May, 2022, Dear Sir, RENOUNCEMENT OF MY STUDENTSHIP IN PROTEST OF THE GRUESOME MURDER OF SOKOTO COLLEGE STUDENT I, Oyeniyi Oyewole Iwakun, a…

Just as there is no debating that the Hutus of Rwanda carried out a deadly onslaught against the Tutsis, so also in Nigeria there is no debating that the Fulani are carrying out an ethnic cleansing-genocide against indigenous…

Over the past years, Nigeria has been confronted with a barrage of challenges such as the covid-19 pandemic, oil price decline, inflation, and rising rates of unemployment. In addition to these is insecurity brought about by the increase in…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, appears intent on snatching a sure defeat from the jaws of a likely victory with its baffling ‘all-northern’ strategy. Following the nudge of certain figures who are blinded by self-interest and an…