Opinion

The results of the Saturday November 16 2019 off-season polls in Kogi and Bayelsa States, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission have, as expected, been mired in controversy. The two elections were marred by violence as projected...

The long-anticipated indictment of Prime Minister Netanyahu has finally come to pass. For three years, Netanyahu spared no effort to scuttle three criminal cases against him, but failed. These charges and their implications have now become rather clear. They...

A KENOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED AT 19th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NIGERIA NETWORK OF NGOs IN LAGOS ON 20TH NOVEMBER, 2019. INTRODUCTION The challenge of development is arguably one of the greatest challenges that has dominated world history. Human beings have always been...

An academic conference on witchcraft that has been scheduled to hold at the University of Nigeria Nsukka at the end of November may not take place. This is because some Christian students and other members of the university council...

In meteorological lore, hurricanes - cyclone-strength winds - are usually named after females. But an exception was seemingly made on Saturday, when “Hurricane Oshiomhole” that sacked the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the maritime state of Bayelsa made...

From a recent study which we have carried out at the Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI, we have found out that there are about 160 social media cites in operation today. The trendiest are Facebook,...

Going by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to create positive impacts on the lives of their subjects. They achieve this feat by placing heavy emphasis on the understanding that the economy would...

Despite the huge investment into securing democracy and ensuring that the electorates are able to speak with their votes freely and fairly without fear, threat or intimidation, the kingdoms of Kogi and Bayelsa hosted demons in hooded attires on...

A coup is a curious thing. Those who make the coup never admit that they have made the coup. They claim that they are restoring democracy or that they are taking extraordinary means to establish the conditions – eventually...

The way and manner elections in a country are conducted reflects on the national patriotic stance of political party in power. In the case of Nigeria, it has been a steady downward slope from plausible general elections in 2015...