politics

Japan’s Ruling Party Elects Shigeru Ishiba as New Leader, Next Prime Minister

Japan’s Ruling Party Elects Shigeru Ishiba as New Leader, Next Prime Minister

In a significant political development, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has chosen former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its… Read More

9 months ago

Criticisms trail Tinubu’s insistence he isn’t in office for personal gains

A flurry of criticisms has trailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s insistence that he didn't seek the office of the president… Read More

9 months ago

Sowore, others question Tinubu’s withdrawal from 79th UNGA, hint health crisis

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to shun this year's United Nations General Assembly has inspired mixed reactions from Nigerians. The… Read More

9 months ago

Constituency Projects: A Multitrillion Naira Confusion

 “The primary job of a legislator is to make laws and represent his or her people. The representation here does… Read More

3 years ago

The Lunch Hour – Kingsley Moghalu: UNDP Special Envoy

Kingsley Moghalu is a lawyer and political economist. He is the High-Level Independent Expert of the United Nations Development Program… Read More

5 years ago

Rice and The Tea: Did the CIA Kill MKO Abiola?

America’s interest in the death of MKO Abiola belongs firmly to the field of conspiracy theorising. It is impossible to… Read More

5 years ago

Nigeria’s New Politics: An Anatomy of Rottenness – Dr. Femi Adebajo

“The First Republic politicians were far from perfect but they were generally well educated, principled and motivated by ideals, albeit… Read More

5 years ago

Nigeria’s 9th National Assembly: A First Anniversary Review

By Sesugh Akume Of the 109 senators of the 9th National Assembly (NASS) with only 7 women (representing 6.4% one… Read More

5 years ago

BIG READ: Pentecostal Pastors, COVID-19, and the “New World Order”

For long, Nigerians have been accustomed to sensationalist prophecies by pastors at the beginning of every new year. So, when… Read More

5 years ago

The Lunch Hour – Tope Fasua, Founder, Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP)

"I was posted to a rural school in Ugep. I was 19 years old. I just broke down crying." Tope… Read More

6 years ago