For the first time since the Special Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a month ago, President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly explained why he did not back any of the aspirants. While paying Sallah visit to the Emir of Katsina, Dr Abdulmumin Usman Kabir on Saturday, President Buhari said rather than anoint a candidate, he chose to give …

By Louis Odion To frame the epic coronation at the Eagle Square Tuesday night casually as Jagaban’s triumph is to omit one significant detail: a major detour in the movement of the forces of Nigeria’s history. As 2,322 enervated party delegates began to disperse from the Abuja coliseum strewn with the shards of broken aspirations and the cadavers of decapitated …

I’m sure you know the song by Kizz Daniel and Tekno, which is now a rave of the moment: Let me see you dey buga o (go low-low-low) Let me see you (go low-low-low) buga won Spanish  And you see people huffing and puffing as they dance to it, with their shoulders raised in pride, bordering on arrogance. That sent …

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi is reportedly on tour of some states, holding dialogues with his brother-Governors and other stakeholders in pursuit of his presidential ambition in 2023. Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, is said to be leveraging on his relationships with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and even some of …