THE  proposal by the Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, for the abolition of staggered elections in the country deserves greater attention if only to illustrate the fact that Nigeria’s democracy is not only...

THE statement credited to former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), in which he lamented that it would take 20 years for the violence-torn North to return to normalcy is another pathetic face of Nigeria. The destructive...

RECURRING allegations of incessant harassment by Camerounian security personnel, of Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula, is evidence that many issues still remain unresolved regarding the dispute between Nigeria and Cameroun. Although...

THE eagerness with which the Federal Government dismissed the 2012 report of Transparency International (TI), the global corruption watchdog, which rated the country poorly, is not the appropriate way to tackle an endemic problem. If the...

ON December 14, 2012, the Nigerian Christian community, the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion and the entire Anglican and Episcopal community worldwide was thrown into mourning at the news of the death of one of its most influential...

THE popular opinion of sports followers on the concluded 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos is that the much-hyped two-week competitions in about 25 sports discipline, lived up to its billing in some respects. But the bigger picture of sports...

COMING on the heels of its highly maligned quest for more powers, the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister 28 political parties has expectedly been mired in deep-seated controversy revolving around the...

THE reported plan by state governors to oppose any constitutional amendment that would bestow autonomy to the local governments is yet another sign of the deep malfunctioning of the political system the country is running. Under the aegis of the...

TODAY is New Year’s Day. It is a day to rejoice and congratulate one another for witnessing another calendar year; and for Nigerians, it is a day to celebrate the hope that survival imposes on the country, even in an atmosphere of grief and...

ONCE again, there is creeping confusion, some say deliberate obfuscation, over the amount being paid on fuel subsidy to marketers.

The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee set up in the wake of last January’s nationwide protest against...

THERE  are many reasons for the government and people of Ghana to feel upbeat in the wake of their last election. One is the peaceful and organised manner the elections were conducted, and invariably their wholesome outcome. Two, it is highly...

AGAINST the background of widespread poverty in the land and the dire need to reduce the cost of governance, President Goodluck Jonathan’s government’s decision to spend billions of naira on the building of an official residence for the Vice...