By Abdullahi Dass
In 2019, there are new considerations, which make Buhari’s victory against a nationally acceptable opposition candidate an electoral impossibility.
One, 2015 was Buhari’s finest year politically.
He was packaged and widely accepted as a national saint, poor but with unparalleled … Read the rest
By Sufuyan Ojeifo
It is no longer news that the screening of aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with some of its interesting outcomes, has come and gone.
One of the interesting fallout was the audacious disqualification of two … Read the rest
By Editorial Board of The Guardian
With each passing day, it is becoming apparent that President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspected ethnocentric and nepotistic tendencies are attaining an embarrassing proportion. The latest demonstration of this longstanding suspicion was the appointment of Mr. Yusuf Magaji Bichi as Director-General of … Read the rest
By Akeem Lasisi
I had an intriguing encounter with a bank official on Friday. As part of the rites of a transaction I went for, she demanded my means of identification. Note: demanded, not demanded for.
I told her I had my passport … Read the rest
Broom vs Umbrella
It was a week of political drama across the country. Party primaries were held, cancelled, restored or redone, demonstrating the intensity of the struggles for party nomination. In a country where politics has become the most lucrative profession, no task … Read the rest
Reuben Abati
There has been some clarity about Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential election, with the end of the October 7 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of party primaries at all levels. On Saturday, the ruling All … Read the rest
By Ray Ekpu
The presidential race is here and the marathoners are lining up with the eagerness of a boxing challenger. The gong has not gone yet but any moment from now the referee will give the signal for the fists to fly. … Read the rest
By Dare Babarinsa
There may have been few cutting-edge victories like the one of Adegboyega Oyetola in the recent Osun State governorship election. Oyetola defeated Senator Ademola Adeleke, his closest rival with less than 1000 votes. This is a record in Nigeria and … Read the rest
By Femi Macaulay
HOW a discredited former president, Goodluck Jonathan, promoted peace has been highlighted again as an enduring lesson for political players in this political season. Though the story has been told in various forms since 2015 when Jonathan conceded defeat to … Read the rest
The Guardian Editorial
It is time to warn the authorities in Abuja again about the danger of allowing terrorists who have been threatening to kill Leah Sharibu to carry out their threats.
There has been no indication of serious engagement in Abuja, in … Read the rest
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