Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu as polling agent
Here is yet another account of what I saw in the politics of Ogun State and Nigeria. One of my early teachable moments was the realization that you are required…
Nigeria 2019: Notes from the field
Whoever came up with the wise saying that Nigerian politics is dirty deserves an award for perspicacity. I have just returned from that dirtied, muddled up, confused, uncertain, unpredictable zone…
Managing Perceptions of the 2019 elections
Perception – also known as optics- is a belief or opinion held by people on the basis of how things seem. Our perception of any event is our reality and…
The Onnoghen Conundrum:Who Has Bewitched Nigeria?
Permit me to begin this contribution with a few comparisons. Consider the following. Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was elected President of Ghana in 2016. His father Edward Akuffo-Addo, was…
Budget 2019 & The Blind Leading The Blind
President Muhammed Buhari, finally laid the 2019 budget before the National Assembly, on Wednesday 19th December 2018; that is, barely 2 days before Parliament vacated for the Year End holidays.…
Seriake Dickson and the quest for restructuring
Henry Seriake Dickson, the countryman Governor of Bayelsa State, is an engaging personality, highly cultivated, courageous and exuding a charming comportment. A proud Ijaw man whose progeny stretches far into…
Fani-Kayode: We Look Forward to a Fearless Campaign Team, Groups Tell Atiku
Different groups from major regional blocs in the country have come together under the auspices of Joint Progressive Action Group (JPAG) to demand that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential…
The National Minimum Wage: We Remain Strong And Undaunted
It has become imperative at this time that Nigerians recall the events that led to the last nation-wide strike which forced the federal government to return to Negotiation table that…
That PDP Dollarized Primary And The Renewed Campaign Against Vote-Buying
After the Ekiti governorship election, where it was bested by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) raised a terse allegation that it was outdone in that…
Speaking Truth To Power And Keeping The Faith
My paternal great grandfather (my grandfather’s father), Rev. Emmanuel Adelabi Kayode, was an Anglican priest. He was educated by the Christian missionaries and the Anglican Church and he studied theology…