Going through heaps of files, old newspapers and other records in my library a few days ago, I came across pieces of unsolicited advice I had offered mint-new President Muhammadu Buhari on how he could make a success of his tenure as the country’s fourth president circa the Fourth Republic, which started its run in 1999. One of the materials, …

What played out last weekend in Adamawa State during the supplementary gubernatorial poll can best be described as attempts by desperate politicians to subvert democracy and undermine the will of the people. The electoral heist must be totally condemned in all its ramifications. In the show of shame in broad daylight, the whole world was shocked to see the Resident …

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on Tuesday reminded the Muslims to pay Zakat ul Fitr in line with the practice of the Holy Prophet. Sultan Abubakar said the stipulated practice is to give out the prescribed measurement to beneficiaries in the last two days of Ramadan …

As technology advances, media intelligence has become an increasingly important service for brands to stay ahead of the competition. One of the latest developments in this area is the application of ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI, in media intelligence. ChatGPT has the ability to analyse vast amounts of data and provide insights in real-time, making it an attractive …

For the first time in the history of the country, and also acutely contrasting with simple logic and commonsense, a second runner-up in the presidential election 25th February 2023 is making a most laughable claim of having won the election. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of All Peoples Congress (APC) had won the election with no fewer than two million votes …

One reason many people think the recent presidential election should be put behind us as quickly as possible is because there is a lot of work to be done and distractions are the least the country requires at this point in time. The problems bedevilling the country are many and solutions, if we must state the truth, will not come …

Now that the respondents have filed their replies to the petitions to the 2023 presidential election result, it is apposite (ad rem) to say that issues have been joined. The numerous grounds of the respective petitions for adjudication have presumably been traversed by the respondents to the best of their abilities. It remains for the parties to lead evidence in the …

The Enugu State portion of the internet appears to have been at breaking point since Wednesday last week following the fake news contrived by the usual suspects, purporting that state governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Chijioke Edeoga paid a visit to former Enugu State Governor, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, where, among many other figments of their unfertile and …

Even the most cynical critics of the process and conduct of the 2023 elections delivered by Prof. Mahmud Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would grudgingly admit that some aspects of the exercise were novel and promised some level of quantifiable improvement. Of course, the remarkable introduction of BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System), and INEC’s insistence to abide strictly by …

The reasons the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 25th February election, Peter Obi cried out the other day, that he was under intense pressure to leave the country, are becoming clearer. He is really in huge stress and in a battle of his life. You will only understand the magnitude of odds stacked against him to appreciate what he …