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Binani: A normal participant in Nigeria’s normal fraudulent politics

Nosa Igbinadolor — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:09:19 +0000

Adamawa State was recently home to the latest attempt at the usual unbridled electoral heist in the country. Fraudulent elections and theft of votes by politicians are standard fare in Nigeria. What was unusual this time was the loud and optically flamboyant attempt at daylight robbery of Adamawa voters by the candidate of the opposition […]

Buhari fosters morally bankrupt politics in Nigeria

Olu Fasan — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:36:37 +0000

In the history of Nigeria, no politician has ever become president on pure deception except Muhammadu Buhari. Everything Buhari claimed to represent, and was perceived to represent, before 2015 has turned out to be a sham, a total fraud. “Sai Baba”, that saintly and incorruptible Buhari, the one who, as military ruler, jailed politicians for […]

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Christians, unite to defend your faith in 2023

Olu Fasan — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 04:50:33 +0000

Yesterday, December 25, Christians worldwide celebrated Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. In every country with a predominant or substantial Christian population, the president or vice-president, the head of state or prime minister, is a Christian. However, in Nigeria, this year’s Christmas may be the last, probably for the next eight years, that […]

2023 Politics: My nonpartisan position

Kingsley Moghalu — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 04:41:26 +0000

I am happy and have found peace in withdrawing from partisan politics since June 2022. No apologies. As a citizen, I will always have my preferences and will vote for specific candidates, but there are times and circumstances when one can better contribute to nation building from a nonpartisan perspective. Partisanship is necessarily divisive. I […]

Nigeria’s technocracy: Mere wishful thinking?

Augusta Nneka — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:49:17 +0000

We love technocrats. We advocate for capacity. We champion ideas and pray for leaders with intellect. Yet, more often than not, technocrats fail woefully in politics. This seems contrary to the idea that smart people should make great politicians. It is also ironic that intellectuals capable of proffering solutions to our many problems cannot seem […]