My friend sent me a WhatsApp chat shortly after President Olusegun Obasanjo announced his endorsement of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. “What does the Obasanjo endorsement mean?” he asked. I smiled to myself and replied: “It means he is bored!” Like him or hate him, Obasanjo is a headline maker any day. With him, downtimes …

When we see an old woman stop in her dance to point again and again in the same direction, we can be sure that somewhere there something happened long ago which touched the roots of her life – Chinua Achebe Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo will go to his grave in peace. His sins are forgiven for now. He still will not …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has knocked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for expressing doubts over the credibility of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) and Results Viewing Portal which will be deployed for the 2023 general elections. The commission expressed shock that the APC candidate could question the efficiency of …

In preparation for the 2023 elections, which open in 99 days, a nonprofit organisation and election observer, Yiaga Africa has trained 882 Long Term Observers (LTOs) nationwide. In a statement on Wednesday, Yiaga Africa’s Executive Director, Samson Itodo explained that the 882 LTOs were trained through its Watching The Vote (WTV) election observation project. The statement reads in part: “Yiaga …

This Wednesday, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of the oil-and-gas-endowed Rivers State, wrote his name in the annals of Nigerian politics and governance. If indeed there was a Nigerian equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, Wike’s appointment with one stroke of the pen of 28,000 Special Assistants, would qualify as a record-breaking entry. The previous day, Wike appointed 319 Ward …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been dragged to court by 24 Nigerians whose claim is hinged on alleged failure of the commission to grant them and millions of other citizens enough time to complete their voter registration online. According to a statement on Sunday by the Deputy Director, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Kolade Oludare, the plaintiffs …

In Enugu State, the heat is on. Chijioke Edeoga has brought unbearable heat to Enugu politics. In a cruel twist of fate, the stone that the builder rejected has become the cornerstone of the building. Cast away in the last gubernatorial primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edeoga has reincarnated into a formidable opposition force. And now, the Lion …

Former Chairman of Ikeja Hotels Plc, Dr Goodie Ibru has said that the South-south geo-political zone comprising six oil-producing states can influence Nigeria politically if its people work in unity across the federation. The region is believed to have over six million of its people residing in Lagos State alone, Ibru therefore called on the South-south people that chose Lagos …