Opinion

One would have thought President Goodluck "Ebele" Jonathan was a student of "Machiavellianism", if he were a political scientist. A pip at the book; The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli mirrors Mr President's deceit, deviousness, ambition, and of course,...

Make no mistake about it, governor Godswill Obot Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, his wife and his entire family are bent on ensuring that their lineage maintains it's prevailing monstrous grip over the resources and affairs of the state...

I promise you if you vote for me and I come back and serve this country in the next four years, the next persons that will become the president of this country will not talk about corruption because we...

Politics is the soul of leadership and the art of government. It is a game with many colours that has outlived generations and has become the only gateway to power by the people. As political parties intensify their efforts in...

The elections are here again. Predictably, the two leading candidates are the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan, and former military head of state, Gen. Buhari, who has fast established himself as a recurring decimal in recent Presidential contests. Given that...

Nigeria is in a season of politics. The politicking is reaching a fever pitch as the political parties and their various candidates criss-cross the length and breadth of the country campaigning for votes. Everywhere you go, the dominant issues...

On Monday in the front pages of the Punch and the Sun Newspapers, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State jettisoned all norms and decency associated with that exalted office and consequently put the whole of Nigeria in danger. Governor...

"Blackmailed into silence, Nigerians watched as the traditional foundations of the state were eroded. Ethnicity became the principle of state policy. The economy sputtered along. Educational policy was in a shambles. Our hospitals became graveyards. And all along we...

Until recently I have never witnessed such bizarre and stupefying scenes in Lagos like I did when I was in a colleague's car, driving back from work between Anthony-Oke Bus stop and Oshodi-Oke Bus stop. This was barely some...

The Enugu International Airport also known as Akanu Ibiam International Airport is another 419 on the Biafran Igbo citizens of Nigeria because there is yet nothing international about the airport. It is instructive to note that late President Umoru...