Commentaries

Census 2023 It’s three years now since the National Population Commission, NPC, took delivery of census materials from suppliers. And about two years since ad hoc staffers were trained for...

“This border reopening reflects a balanced and pragmatic approach to governance that recognises the link between economic inclusion, regional diplomacy, and national security”. The recent opening of the Kamba and...

Prof Biodun Jeyifo When news filtered in on Wednesday, February 11, about the passing of Professor Biodun Jeyifo, I found myself journeying back 35 years, to my National Youth Service...

Abraham Ogbodo The Nigerian Senate looks less than itself. That may not be entirely correct. There is nothing wrong with the Senate. But everything is wrong with its occupants; the...

File photo: Voters  Say it loud: “It is all about Computer Software'! Indeed, the whole cacophony about the upcoming 2027 general elections resides on the knowledge, core competence, quality and...

  INEC-Office Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds persuasive but does not withstand close examination. It...

  Abraham Ogbodo I have heard about Onitsha Market Literature. I did not know about Onitsha Market Politics until now. The idea has come through Charles Chukwuma Soludo who is...

Soldiers Military putsch, popularly known as coup, has defined leadership in Africa for many decades. It’s actually one of the reasons Africa is tagged backward by the West. The inability...

Rabiu Kwankwaso The battle is not finished. But enough of it has been fought to take stock of the casualties. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been killed. It is...

Atiku Abubakar For a man who once occupied the office of Vice President under a constitutional democracy, Atiku Abubakar’s persistent inability—or refusal—to distinguish between democratic governance and military dictatorship is...