Nigeria 2019: Engaging the Exigencies of Polling In a Digital Age, By Jibrin Ibrahim
It is important for Nigerians to take on board the fact that there has been considerable investment by INEC in technology solutions and administrative systems that have, to a significant extent, irrevocable improved the integrity of Nigerian elections. It is impossible to slide back to the Maurice Iwu days when…
2019 Election: Nigerians – Torn Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, By ‘Fisayo Soyombo
Buhari’s ‘Next Level’ project offers little to revel in, Atiku’s presidential ambition doesn’t tickle; yet the electorate seem content with either the devil or the deep blue sea. This means Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election has been lost before it has even kicked off. There is something baffling about the fascination…
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The Qualities of a Good Leader In Islam, By Murtadha Gusau
In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful All praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His aid and we ask for His forgiveness. We seek Allah's refuge from the evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. Whosoever Allah guides, there is no one…
Effective Parenting In the 21st Century, By Adetola Salau
Children need to be made to know that education comprises of more than just academic learning, as the skills learnt on the sports field and playground are as invaluable as those learnt in the classroom. Interpersonal skills are essential, and relationships add the richest dimensions to life. Children should be…
Buhari V. Atiku: The Inconvenient Truth, By Azu Ishiekwene
Atiku would lose marginally, not because voters are overdosed on Buhari love, but because when trust is at stake – man-to-man – Buhari is the lesser of two evils. This is the inconvenient truth. If you walk by sight, you cannot help approaching Saturday’s presidential election with a heavy heart.…
2019 Presidential Election: The Choice Before Nigerians, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
...all the card-carrying members of the leading parties, if any, are insignificant and not enough to give victory to the candidates in comparison to the electorate. It is therefore imperative for the electorate to own the process, devoid of sentiments, and vote for a candidate they prefer in a fair…
Time To Vote, By Dele Agekameh
These elections should not be decided on the basis of the usual criteria – wealth, existence of ‘political guarantors’ and dare-devilry. We must make informed choices. Also, all agencies involved must serve the greater interest of the country. It has been a roller coaster ride in public affairs in Nigeria,…
History and PMB’s Walk In the Lagos Garden, By Louis Odion
The ugly monkey is full of wiles and revels in iniquities. As the magic-realist tale from the folklore common in the coastal communities of Edo north goes, the comical primate makes a long career of betraying friends, conning neighbors and raiding communal trough for banana in assorted human guises and…
Rising Inequalities, Monetary Policy, and Social Cohesion, By Uddin Ifeanyi
...as a friend argued recently, “as income inequality rises, then, the challenges around social cohesion rise”. Across vast swathes of the country, this ugly dynamic is playing out at great cost in lost lives, property, and income-earning opportunities. That the central bank may be adding faggot to this fire ought…
Atiku and El-Rufai’s Body Bag Nationalism, By Festus Adedayo
What could have prompted Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai to make such very volatile comment attributed to him in a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) interview programme last week? Could it be due to a boldness acquired over the years in the uncharted field of Nigerian politics? Could the governor, famous…
