By Dr. Sani Sa’idu Baba
My dear country men and women, thanks for the deluge of messages and phone calls last week after reading my open letter to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates. We all know the outcome of the … Read the rest
The current presidential election process in Nigeria, the sixth, since the return to democratic rule in 1999, is like no other before it. It is the most contested, the most controversial, and the most demonstrative of the fault lines, and … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
I wrote a tongue-in-cheek, intentionally sarcastic status update yesterday that I won’t be surprised of the INEC chairman gets an APC presidential nomination form while still an INEC chairman given the norm-bending absurdities that we’ve been seeing … Read the rest
Where should the next president come from? In the unwritten code that guides matters of national politics in Nigeria, the answer is obvious. A northerner will have been president for eight years by 2023 and it is naturally expected that … Read the rest
“My brother, when are you declaring for President?”
“Which president? I am already a president in my own right. I am the president of my house.”
“That is not the kind of President I am talking about. I mean a … Read the rest
By Idowu Akinlotan
When ex-president Goodluck Jonathan last Friday received supporters urging him to run for president in 2023, the media reported him as being tentative about the prospect. Where they got their tentativeness is unclear. Though he declared that … Read the rest
Yemi Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is seeking the support of governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC for his presidential ambition, TheColumnistNg gathered.
Reliable sources at the Presidential Villa have revealed that Osibanjo in his bid to persuade the governors to support … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
While the forecast for the 2023 elections is still clouded by uncertainties, a few things are coming out in bold relief. One of them is that neither the All Progressives Congress (APC) nor the Peoples Democratic Party … Read the rest
Many readers of this column—and of my social media interventions—have asked me to endorse a candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Although I have my mental archetype of the kind of person that should be president, I won’t endorse a … Read the rest
Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives was the Guest Speaker at the 52nd Convocation Ceremony of the University of Lagos, his alma mater, on Monday, January 17, 2022. The theme of the lecture was: “Building Back Better: Creating … Read the rest
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