Ahead of the proclamation of the eighth Senate of the National Assembly, and the election of its leadership in 2015, the name of George Akume was a recurring decimal. He ticked the boxes, meeting all the criteria laid out for a President of the Senate, for that season. He was highly favoured to clinch the top job. Among other considerations, …

For avid followers of Nigeria’s sociopolitics, the name Samuel Ortom regularly hums in the ear like the droning rhythm of the busy bee. The man who has been governor of Benue State for almost eight years, is outspoken, fearless, even daring. He is never shy of intruding into the tooth-picking, complacent comfort zones of those whose actions and inactions, have …

When, sometime in May this year, the news of the suspension of Rev. Father Hyacinth Alia by the Catholic Church broke out, his media aide, Kula Tersoo issued a statement downplaying its significance and deep import. He described the suspension of the governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) (as he then was) “as a normal practice of the …