By Sam-Loco Smith. Since September 23, 1987, when the Military Administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, created the Akwa Ibom Abasi State, the state has been fortunate...
By Dakuku Peterside. The last presidential and National Assembly election was as crucial to our democracy as it was controversial. A lot was riding on it,...
By Mike Ozekhome INTRODUCTION Election is a process that must be carried out within the bounds of the laws of the land. In Nigeria, elections are...
By Steve Osuji The Saturday guber election in Lagos is a diadem. For Lagosians, it’s probably as big as last Saturday’s presidential tournament, if not more...
By Dakuku Peterside Last Saturday’s presidential election marks a new beginning for Nigeria, if not literally, then clearly symbolically. Nigerian voters, defied hunger , Naira crisis...
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Imagine standing patiently in line, waiting to vote, and suddenly men with guns arrive on motorcycles and start shooting. Imagine men dashing...
By Sulaiman Salawudeen Evidently, the ‘working’ mentality in the developed world and the ‘frozen’ mindset in ones which have shamefacedly spurned/repugned quite pervasive gestures to the...
By Omano Edigheji Old habits can be hard to change, even as we mature and acquire more education. Some habits seem to stick with us, and...
*By Dakuku Peterside* It is now a cliché that this election is a make-or-mar election for Nigeria. It is our way of saying this is a...
By Chido Nwakanma The significant takeaway from the presidential address of 16 February 2023 on the logjam from the Naira Redesign is that President Muhammadu Buhari...