VOTER apathy as well as malfunctioned Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) affected the conduct of the House of Representatives by-election for the Ikenne, Remo North and Sagamu Federal Constituency of Ogun State on Saturday. This came on the heels of mid-day’s sporadic gunshots and ballot boxes snatching that also greeted the exercise in Iperu Remo, […]
VOTERS in 16 constituencies across 12 states will tomorrow head to the polls for keenly contested by-elections, already seen as a test of strength for Nigeria’s major political parties. The coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have intensified campaigns across the states, seeking victory […]
By ABDULRAUF ALIYU LAST week, I provided a detailed overview of the 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI), a report that weighs both hard data and citizen perception to assess the performance of Nigeria’s states. Today marks the beginning of a six-week series in which we take a more surgical look, region by region, […]
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 […]