Where Are We Going? … Looking Ahead Beyond 2015, By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Let me begin my thoughts on Nigeria beyond 2015 by taking you back to 1776 America. The most famous and perhaps the most eloquent expression of a people's right to "dissolve the political bands" which tie them together was penned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson...

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Former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel Commiserates With Bayelsa Government

The immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has commiserated with the government and good people of Bayelsa State on the death of women politicians who lost their lives in a motor accident that occurred on Saturday. The was contained in a condolence statement signed by...

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Terrorists Incur Heavy Casualty In Two Days Of Nigerian Military Operations To Clear 11 Communities

Mopping up operation of some of the communities where terrorists have been cleared in the course of ongoing air and land operations against terrorists has indicated massive casualty inflicted on them within the last two days of the counter terrorists operations. Over 300 terrorists were killed while...

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"The 2015 Election Will Not Be Held Even If We Are Dead," Says Shekau, As Boko Haram Vows To Stop Polls

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria's upcoming general elections in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide attacks in the northeast blamed on the Islamists killed 38 people."This election will not be held even if we are dead. Even if we are not alive Allah will never...

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Jonathan Cannot Suspend Or Sack Jega, Writes Soyombo Opeyemi

We must never permit a situation of having to lock the stable door after the horse had bolted. The constitution is clear and unambiguous: the process of removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, according to Section 157 of the 1999 Constitution, starts from the Senate...

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Is It Not Misplaced Optimism To Expect Boko Haram To Be Defeated In Six Weeks? By Ikeogu Oke

Following the postponement of the 2015 elections, now scheduled to commence on March 28, rather than February 14, 2015, questions have arisen as to the possibility of the Nigerian Army and its allies from the neighbouring countries of Chad, Cameroon and Niger defeating Boko Haram in six weeks.This Day...

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Nigerian Military And Illegal Election Duty, By Jide Ojo

"…It must be stated, by way of emphasis, that the Armed Forces have no role in the conduct of election (and) must not be involved except perhaps, in the area of providing logistics services to the agencies of government in the preparation for the election." —Justice Abdul Aboki of Court of Appeal, Abuja,...

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Was David-West Right About Nigeria? By Uche Igwe

On January 27, I attended a press conference in Port Harcourt where the eminent Ijaw-born erudite teacher of virology and former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof. Tamuno David-West, was a guest speaker. During his short intervention, he expressed surprise and disappointment with the frequency of...

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Dwindling Oil Revenue And The Nigerian Economy, By Ogunbiyi

It is no longer news that the Nigerian economy is currently experiencing a downward trend. The fall in the price of crude oil, a major source of revenue for the country, has serious implications for the country's economy. As part of its response to the challenging economic situation in the country,...

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Exposed: PDP Faction Wants Jonathan Out As Candidate, As Party Faces Deepening Schisms

Sahara Reportershas learned of a new twist in the desire of some top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a six-month postponement of polls in Nigeria, with several sources saying a faction of the party would work to replace President Goodluck Jonathan as the party's presidential candidate....

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