By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D Real losers of 2023 Nigerian general elections are not the electorate who were deprived of their rights to freely choose candidates of their choice nor the first-timer youth who were disappointed by the Nigerian state nor…
I was astonished to have read a statement in form of a letter from one Diran Odeyemi, who did not disclose his current designation in a political contraption in Osun State under the aegis of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP,…
By Kunle Somorin In a keenly contested gubernatorial election like we had last Saturday in Ogun State, it is trite to say that there would be only one winner and 12 losers. Close watchers opined that the winner would either…
By Funmi Branco THE gang-up was massive. At the eleventh hour, and when it mattered most, friends turned foes and associates turned persecutors. Criticism underlined by pure mischief took over the airwaves and naysayers shouted themselves hoarse, railing against the…
By Kunle Somorin About 45 months ago, Prince Dapo Abiodun came to office amidst massive hope and expectation from the people of Ogun State that at last a leader had come to truly guide Ogun to progress, development and the…
Last year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the redesigning of the naira. The Governor, however, gave an initial deadline of January 31st 2023 for the phase out of the old note. The deadline…
By Prof. Ojo Emmanuel ADEMOLA Lagos (as a derivative of the constitutionally created State of Lagos) is peculiar in many respects and can be signed-post as a micro Nigeria. In population and diversity, it’s about a tenth of Nigeria’s uncertified…
By Olumide Olaiya In the past few days, divergent views on the hydra-headed issues thrown up by the Presidential and National Assembly elections of 25th February, 2023 have been expressed by lawyers and non-lawyers via write-ups and news media interviews.…
By Funmi Branco The 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections have come and gone. Prior to the elections, there had been a lot of trepidation, anxiety and tension across the country, including Ogun State. But the elections turned out to…
By Ismail Omipidan “These elections have not lived up to the hopes and expectations of the Nigerian people and the process cannot be considered to have been credible.” The above quote from Chief EU observer Max van den Berg, in…
