By OCHKO EDAFE Beyond Party Lines: A Growing Frustration in Delta Politics A wave of political criticism is gaining momentum in Delta State, framed not around party loyalty but around economic reality. At the heart of the argument is a blunt accusation: that the same political template associated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — concentration […]
An Election Law for a New Cycle WITH the 2027 general election looming, Nigeria’s lawmakers have moved to recalibrate the country’s electoral architecture through the Electoral Act 2026. The National Assembly describes the legislation as a product of rigorous consultation and consensus-building across institutional lines. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said the law represents a collective […]
By CHINO OBASI A Lingering Question Over Religious Dominance “WHICH is the dominant religion in Nigeria?” The question resurfaces periodically, often amplified by political undertones and public anxieties. For many citizens, it is less about statistics and more about identity, power, and the constitutional character of the nation. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has long been […]
By SEN RICH KAY A Party Divided Against Itself THE internal struggle for control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has erupted into open confrontation, with parallel ward executives now produced by rival blocs. On one side stands the faction aligned with former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, former Governor James Ibori, and […]
Southern Cameroons: From Administrative Territory to Political Choice IN 1954, a quiet constitutional adjustment under the Lyttelton Constitution altered the political trajectory of the Southern Cameroons. Separated from Nigeria’s Eastern Region, the territory was recognized as a distinct administrative unit under British trusteeship, with its own House of Assembly inaugurated on 1 October 1954. This […]
Beyond the Simplified Map PUBLIC conversations about the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) often compress the secessionist state of Biafra into the modern five states of Nigeria’s South-East. Yet archival records, demographic realities of the late 1960s, and testimonies from affected communities complicate that narrative. When Lt. Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra […]
By IKHIDE R IKHELOA A Question That Won’t Go Away MORE than two decades after Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, a persistent question lingers in public discourse: how different is today’s democratic order from the military era it replaced? The assassination of Sani Abacha’s critics once defined the brutality of dictatorship. Yet in […]
A Summons at Dusk ON the evening of 16 January 1966, as Muslims across Nigeria prepared to break their Ramadan fast, an urgent message summoned federal ministers to the Cabinet Office in Lagos. Among those present was future president Shehu Shagari, then a senior member of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s government. The country was […]
The Illusion of Stability FOR decades, several African nations have been governed by leaders whose tenures stretch back to the Cold War era. Their defenders argue that experience brings stability. Their critics counter that extended rule has entrenched patronage systems, weakened institutions and slowed economic reform. The facts are stark. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has […]
By IKHIDE R IKHELOA Resurfacing Comparisons Between Military and Civilian Rule A fresh wave of public commentary comparing Nigeria’s military era with its current democratic experience has reignited debate about governance, corruption and accountability. Recent opinion pieces circulating online have drawn parallels between the late Sani Abacha, widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s most controversial […]