Yakubu Mohammed
Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.
I’m frankly not excited about an Atiku Abubakar presidency. In a previous widely shared Facebook status update, which I developed into a full-length article titled “There must be an alternative to Buhari Atiku” for my December 16, 2017 column, I … Read the rest
Dele Momodu with Atiku Abubakar
Fellow Nigerians, interesting times are here again. And the ways of God are mysterious indeed. This time last week, no one was sure who would ultimately emerge as the quintessential leader of opposition for the general elections in our dear … Read the rest
Suleiman Abba, former Inspector General of Police
While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Primaries were holding in Port Harcourt, River State, last Saturday, I was in Minna, Niger State and I visited former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida who warmly received me. In a conversation lasting about … Read the rest
By Abimbola Adelakun
By the question of debate, I do not just mean the televised event where one man stands against his opponent and both make a pitch for the vote of the audience. The debate between the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, … Read the rest
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) South West
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) from the south-west have called on people in the region to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Addressing journalists during a protest at the entrance of the presidential villa in Abuja … Read the rest
By Editorial Board of The Guardian
With each passing day, it is becoming apparent that President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspected ethnocentric and nepotistic tendencies are attaining an embarrassing proportion. The latest demonstration of this longstanding suspicion was the appointment of Mr. Yusuf Magaji Bichi as Director-General of … Read the rest
Broom vs Umbrella
It was a week of political drama across the country. Party primaries were held, cancelled, restored or redone, demonstrating the intensity of the struggles for party nomination. In a country where politics has become the most lucrative profession, no task … Read the rest
Reuben Abati
There has been some clarity about Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential election, with the end of the October 7 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of party primaries at all levels. On Saturday, the ruling All … Read the rest
By Ray Ekpu
The presidential race is here and the marathoners are lining up with the eagerness of a boxing challenger. The gong has not gone yet but any moment from now the referee will give the signal for the fists to fly. … Read the rest
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