Femi Aribisala: Postponement Of Elections By Six Weeks Is The Final Nail In The Coffin Of APC

I have news for APC stalwarts. You don't win an election in Nigeria by being the champion of social media. You don't win by renting crowds to fill up your rallies. You don't win by putting up your billboards everywhere while tearing down those of your opponents. You don't win by master-minding in the...

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Jonathan On The Cliffhanger, By Erasmus Ikhide

President Goodluck Jonathan's suspenseful uncertain transitional government is gradually drawing to a close. His secret wish had been truncated. He expects Nigerians to simply reward his 6-year gutter government with another 4-year without election. It was a vain fancy gone awry! It was a sordid denuding...

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So How Come Money Is Failing PDP So Badly? By Peter Claver Oparah

PDP has been known for its money power. It believes so much in the power of money. It oozes money from all pores. It celebrates money such that it's another name is 'share the money'. It makes no pretence of the fact that it is monetarily rich. Money is PDP's aphrodisiac that wakes its potency any...

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Obasanjo's Graceful Exit From PDP : The Rest Is Noise Within PDP Camp By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Those lines of dialogue from the film "Double Indemnity" (1944) sum up the state of the two major political parties in Nigeria today. Both parties are rotten. How could they not be? Given the complete infestation of the political system by corruption on a scale that now requires a presidential aspirant...

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President Goodluck Jonathan: Nearing The End Of The Road? By Frisky Larr [Must Read]

It does not take rocket science to see through the cheerful and confident mask of President Goodluck Jonathan these days. A mask that obviously conceals deep worries and uncertainties with smiles and cheers on the façade! After all, the President and his handlers did not bargain for the tight corner...

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The Story Of Turkey, Syria And A 700-Year-Old Tomb: Can A 700-Year-Old Ottoman Tomb Drag NATO Into The Syrian War?

Many are wondering what it will take to convince Turkey that the threat posed by ISIL is real and that action by Ankara is required as Syria enters its fourth year of civil war.As things stand, Turkey's policy towards Syria has been to balance its desire to see regime change in Damascus against the...

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Opinion: My Fears For A Buhari Presidency, By Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive

In 2011, I took to the social media to express my grave reservation about voting then acting president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Owing to our fault lines, I looked at the security and stability of Nigeria, in canvassing for Nigerians to vote General Buhari, in order to continue with the northern term,...

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Minister Of Water Resources Urges Women And Youth To Join Campaign Against Violence

Minister of Water Resources Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe has called on women and youths to desist from violence in whatever circumstance they find themselves.  They are also encouraged to join the campaign of WAGEPEACE all over the country initiated by the National Orientation Agency(NOA). The campaign...

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Dealing With The Cancer Scourge, By Bilkis Bakare

Cancer, also known as malignant neoplasm and the most feared word and disease in the world, is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. It can also affect nearby parts of the body and more distant parts through the lymphatic system or the blood stream. There are over 200 different types...

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Of Europe’s Twins And Africa’s Quadruplets, By ’Tunji Ajibade

Seeking solution to conflicts is ever in the air. The flurry of diplomatic activities along this line in recent times cannot but be noticed in Europe and in Africa. Common to two of such conflicts on both continents is the struggle over territory; and of interest to this piece is the multinational approach...

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Before The Elections Hold, By Niran Adedokun

It takes a whole lot of courage to swim against the tide of public opinion in Nigeria. Why? The average Nigerian does not take kindly to it. Because of the contrived nature of our politics, we are suspicious of such postures. We do not see anyone who comes against what looks like the general belief...

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