Austyn Ogannah

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Now That Tinubu is President-Elect, What Next?

The 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria highlighted deep ethnic and religious divisions. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress,...

Presidential Election 2023: No INEC, Not Again

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been heavily criticised for mishandling the results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on February...

Task Before The President-Elect

Nigeria, with its burgeoning population of over 200 million people is at a critical juncture in its political history. As Africa’s largest democracy, its...

BREAKING: CBN Reviews Tenure Of MDs, DMDs, EDs, Non-Executive Directors of Banks, Other Financial Institutions

February 24, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday announced measures that will affect the tenure of Executive Management and Non-Executive Directors...

Cash Crunch, Petrol Scarcity: Let’s Stop The Criminality, Vandalism And Destruction of Property

As the controversy surrounding the naira redesign and the strict implementation of the new cashless policy of the present administration continues to cause anxiety...

Nigeria’s Corrupt Judiciary And Threat To Democracy

Justice appears to be for sale in Nigeria to anyone with a deep pocket. This is our current reality and the earlier we acknowledge...

Marwa’s Fight Against Illicit Drugs And Why we Should Get Involved

According to a 2021 study, “The Burden of Drug Abuse in Nigeria: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies and Drug Laws”, Nigeria is one...

Why The Long Petrol Queues Are Not Going Away Soon

Last October, there was a warning that went unheeded. Nigerians were facing an acute fuel crisis which signposted a bleak Christmas, New Year and...

INEC, Eligible Voters And Frustrations Around PVC Collection

Despite the efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make the process of collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as smooth as possible,...

Why Youths Hold The Aces in 2023 General Elections

With the general elections due to begin just about six weeks from now, there is a consensus amongst political watchers and analysts that voters...

Remembering Our Retired Senior Citizens Who Are Owed Gratuities, Pensions By Governments

In Nigeria, there is a widespread problem of pensioners not receiving their entitled retirement benefits. This has led to a number of protests across...

Emefiele And The Gang

Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele has battled many controversies since his appointment as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2014 just like his...

Qatar 2022: As Atlas Lions Raise The Bar, Can Super Eagles Measure Up?

In my column last month, I took a peek into the feelings of the average football fan in Nigeria ahead of the commencement of...

2023 Presidency: To Stand A Chance, Atiku Must Win Back G5

The internal divisions that are threatening to shred the threads holding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) together present an ominous foreboding for the chances...

Kolmani Oil Field: Can Nigeria Avoid Another ‘Resource Curse’

It will not be out of line to use Nigeria, as a country, to theorise the concept of "Resource Curse". Indeed, the supposed powerhouse...