By ADEYEMI ADELEYE THE Anioma State Creation Technical Committee has described the proposed creation of Anioma State as timely, to promote equity and balance in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, its Media and Publicity Director, Chief Tonnie Oganah, urged the National Assembly and President Bola Tinubu to consider creating the state. Oganah said […]
CANDIDATES in the 16 August Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election in Oyo State, on Wednesday, signed an agreement to ensure a peaceful, free, fair and transparent election. The agreement was signed at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) State Headquarters in Ibadan, and witnessed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr Adeniran […]
By REVEREND SIMON OLADAPO I will not tell anyone who to vote or not vote for. I won’t do that. What I will do is offer my own assessment of each aspiring candidate, as I see each of them. Let me start with Atiku. Every politician has a right to aspire to any office they […]
A former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe (not Ogbeh), died peacefully in his sleep, the family has said. The Benue State-born politician who also served as Minister of Agriculture in the Muhammadu Buhari administration, neither showed any sign of ailment nor complained before going to bed. “He told us […]
By NAOMI SHARANG PROF. Sam Amadi, Director, Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, has called on governments at all levels to provide incentives that would encourage more Nigerians to invest in housing construction. Amadi, who made the call in an interview on Sunday in Abuja, said that such a step would address the country’s […]
By EMMA AGU AS Nigeria begins its long march toward the 2027 general elections, the political terrain is already showing signs of ideological fragmentation, strategic realignment, and renewed public scrutiny. In a country where politics often feels like a zero-sum game, the recent meeting between Mr. Peter Obi and Governor Bala Mohammed offers a refreshing […]
By CHIDI A. OKOROAFOR IF you are serving the public in Nigeria, especially if you are an employee, particularly if your services involve dealing with the Nigerian elites, please by all means, do everything you can to be fully in charge of your emotions. Try as much as you can not to allow them trigger […]
THREE South-South states — Edo, Bayelsa, and Delta — say they are taking bold steps to implement Nigeria’s decentralized electricity policy and entrench local government autonomy, signalling a shift in how subnational governments manage critical infrastructure and grassroots governance. Survey shows that the three states have domesticated key provisions of the Federal Government’s unbundling of […]
ANY Nigerian politician who claims they can “change Nigeria” in four years is selling a dream. It sounds good on the campaign trail, but the realities of governance, the structural problems of Nigeria, and historical precedence make such a promise practically impossible. Nigeria’s dysfunction is not caused by a single issue that can be “fixed” […]
By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA A former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh, is dead. A statement issued by the Ogbeh family said that the elder statesman who was also a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, died on Saturday at the age of 78. The family described the deceased as a […]