By Ifeanyi Ottah Given the recent inconclusive elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, there are serious indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under Professor Yakubu Mahmood, would not have lived up to expectation in giving Nigeria free, fair and credible elections in 2015 Read More »
Politics
KOGI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS-LITMUS TEST FOR OUR DEMOCRACY
By Ifeanyi Ottah National Electoral Commission, (INEC), and other various stakeholders in the country are to take Nigeria’s nascent democracy to another level. Read More »
BOKO HARAM- UN TO ASSIST NIGERIA CRUSH INSURGENCY
The United Nations (UN) has resolved to assist the Federal Government crush all manner of insurgency in the country, including Boko Haram. Read More »
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN KOGI & BAYLSA STATES: ANOTHER CHALLANGE TO NIGERIA DEMOCRACY
By ifeanyi Ottah Ahead of the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States on November 21 and December 5, 2015 respectively, there is no doubt that the Outcome of the elections will signpost the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal government preparedness to handle challenges of elections in Nigeria. Read More »
OUR MINISTERS, THEIR LIKELY PORTFOLIOS AND WHAT NIGERIANS EXPECT FROM THEM
BY IFEANYI OTTAH With the appointment of ministerial nominees by President Muhammadu Buhari and with majority of them successfully screened by the Senate, it is obvious that the President’s promises of turning Nigeria around for better would soon pay off. Read More »
BUHARI’S MINISTERS: WHO THEY ARE&WHAT THEY CAN OFFER!
By Ifeanyi Ottah As the Senate commences the screening of the long awaited list of ministerial nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening, Read More »
NIGERIA AT 55: THE JOURNEY SO FAR?
By Ifeanyi Ottah As Nigeria celebrates her fifty-five years of independence from British colonial rule, it may be important to reflect on the socio-economic and political development of the country after more than five decades of political independence. Read More »
BUHARI’S 100 DAYS OF PERFORMANCE AND HOPE
By Ifeanyi Ottah Ahead of the March 28 presidential poll, President Muhammadu Buhari published a public letter titled: “My Covenant.” The letter clearly indicated what Nigerians should expect from his first 100 days in office. Read More »
THE POLITICS OF FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL: BUHARI’S STAND
By IFEANYI OTTAH President Muhammadu Buhari was angry recently when he called those he described as manipulators of fuel subsidies payment which led to its escalation into billions of naira as wicked. Read More »
BUHARI’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR TAKES OFF
By Ifeanyi Ottah Corruption has been described as the biggest among the challenges facing Nigeria. There is no doubt that the level of corruption in the country is found in all the entire sectors of the country and it is endemic in the system. Read More »