Anyone who had embarked on space travel in the past four weeks or so wherein he/she had no access to news about events happening on planet earth, would not recognize Nigeria in terms of administrative policy and regulations. That is…
Enhance value of our assets, borrow wisely — Ehi Braimah
With food inflation at over 22 per cent and national debt of about N78 trillion, the topic of discussion everywhere you go is the Nigerian economy. How are we going to survive as individuals and as a country? What will…
Stop Tinubu’s swearing-in, 5 FCT residents urge court
A suit demanding an order to discontinue the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 has been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Instituted by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023, urged…
President-elect salutes Awujale at 89, says he brought honour, dignity to the throne
President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, on his 89th birthday anniversary. Tinubu said that Oba Adetona, one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world, brought dignity, honour and…
Media trial of their Lordships — Ehi Braimah
We have entered a busy season of hearing election petitions, and their Lordships will be busy, too. A lot of work lies ahead. This is not surprising because politicians are generally desperate people who want to win elections at all…
Judiciary on Trial: Televising tribunal proceedings to the rescue? — Magnus Onyibe
For too long, Nigeria and Nigerians have been choked by myriads of constraints and restraints put on them like a harness affixed on a horse to curtail its freedom enabling the rider to control it. And it is a pity…
Tinubu’s Presidency: My life in danger, says ex-deputy gov of Lagos
The first female democratically elected Deputy Governor in Nigeria, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has raised an alarm that her life is under threat over the election of former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President-Elect. The former…
Obidients, give us a break — Ehi Braimah
Nigeria’s political environment has assumed a new but disappointing and frightening mob culture over an election that has been won and lost. In a previous article, I pleaded for peace and asked that we should stand together as we await…
Let’s calm down and stand together — Ehi Braimah
When the general election begins to divide us in ways we have never seen before, it is because there’s so much at stake for political actors and it was not surprising that the 2023 elections turned out to be most…
lNEC chairman’s failure to keep promises, a treat or trick? — Magnus Onyibe
As we all must have learnt from the unfortunate and nerve wracking events of 25 February in our political space, most of our political actors that are always ahead of the system aimed at checkmating them in their excesses, have…