The Ideal Nigerian President – Tolu Ogunlesi
(By Tolu Ogunlesi) "While Nigeria doesn’t need in its President the “golden voice” of Balewa, and is not likely to get an Obama, the country certainly needs someone whose knowledgeable Read More >>
Ikimi, Ribadu and politics of defection
(By Theophilus Ilevbare) "Essentially, nothing separates a politician in party A from another in party B. The current wave of impeachment blowing across the country is yet another indication that politicians Read More >>
The North and a failed attempt to frustrate Jonathan
(By Eliot Ukoh) "This is déjà vu, the last time our northern brothers took this road four years ago they only succeeded in frightening the rest of the country and forcing Read More >>
Soldiers Have No Business Policing Polls – Femi Falana
(By Femi Falana) "I am not unaware that President Jonathan has involved the armed forces in ensuring internal security in at least 28 out of the 36 states of the Read More >>
2015 general elections and lessons from India
(By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje) "The final phase of the nine days protracted, historic and inspiring Indian elections may have come and gone, the lessons from the elections are instructive and Read More >>
Exploring the new sociology arising from the Ekiti elections
(By Kehinde Sogunle) "With 15 years in an unbroken regime of democratic governance, we should begin to recognise that the awareness and expectations of the stakeholders from the democratic experience and Read More >>
Students/Youths and Elections – The Barometer for Development (1)
(By Salami Ismail) “Youth are one of the greatest assets that any nation can have. Not only are they legitimately regarded as the future leaders, they are potentially and actually Read More >>
2015: Why You Should Vote Jonathan
(By Abubakar Evuti) "I felt pained each time I looked at the papers and instead of the issue of the strike, the President is after governors who then, were threatening Read More >>
Kidnappings in Nigeria: A Clueless Government
(The Economist) "Perhaps the worst aspect of the Nigerian government’s handling of the abduction is its seeming indifference to the plight of the girls’ families. It took more than Read More >>
First ladyship: A Democratic Misrepresentation (1)
(By Femi Omotoyinbo) "Mr A was the one voted for and not Mrs A. There should be no reason, therefore, for Mrs A getting unwarranted benefits by virtue of marital Read More >>