Opinion

In early 1979, the British Labour Government lost a motion of vote of no confidence at the House of Commons forcing it to call an election. The election saw the Margaret Thatcher-led Conservative Party securing a parliamentary majority and...

Before the 2003 presidential elections, former president Olusegun Obasanjo who was seeking reelection was humbled by his then vice, Atiku Abubakar. Atiku was then a demigod and Obasanjo had to bow before him for blessing. There were clear indications...

The most significant election since independence in 1960 will take place in February next year which is approximately four months away. The year 2019 presidential election particularly is significant for a number of reasons and extenuating circumstances. Firstly, the election is...

Without doubt, the argument by some political leaders of the PDP Southeast zone that the party's presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubarkar could not have picked a running mate from amongst them without their knowledge especially when he had bargained...

About this period, four years ago to be precise I had gone to visit a notable politician and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Politics was very much in the air then as is the case now, and...

Before the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, announced former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi, as his running mate in the scheduled February 16, 2019 election, I had offered an opinion that...

To understand more fully, the current wave of political re-alignments in the country and be able to make objective projections, it is important that we first cap ourselves with the words of Elie Wiesel, a Romanian-born American Jewish professor, political activist,...

It is often said, ‘Politics is a game of interest’ where does your interest lie and what have you based same on? Interest on the other hand are basically categorized into two; Personal Interest and General interest. What sought of...

Former Senate Leader, Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, a legal luminary and consummate politician, known for his legislative prowess and excellence as a Red Chamber lawmaker between 2003 and 2015, is the authentic senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC),...

Strangely, under the watch of a battle-hardened, retired general of the Nigeria Army, now president, insecurity of human life has taken centre-stage and unreasoned, unchecked bloodletting has turned the country into a Hobbesian state of nature - nasty, short...