Opinion

On 6 February, 2013, our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) came into being with a strong populist ideological focus; its birth and progressive roots go much farther. In addition to the inspiration drawn from a few outstanding political icons, the epochal events surrounding the June 12, 1993 elections...

When a pilot dies, the colleagues say he or she has gone to the hangar in the sky. Hangar is a place where aircraft are housed, but it was way, way too early for Nigeria’s first female helicopter fighter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, to go there. Not a time for...

The first thing I want to say is that the subject of Christians in politics is as old as the modern church. This was not an issue for Christians in the early church who lived under monarchical style of government. But with the advent of democracy where public officials...

This is a piece I have written very reluctantly. It took me three full days to decide to write it, as I was between and betwixt on it. Should I, or should I not? If I do, wouldn’t I be exacting vengeance for myself, when the one I serve...

Atiku Abubakar decided to play safe in his choice of a running mate. Okowa is a meek, lackluster, barely politically visible governor who may neither help nor hurt Atiku's chances in 2023. As a "Delta Igbo" person, he has never been known to deny his Igbo ethnic identity, as many...

The COVID-19 is an epidemic with its presence in nearly all the continents except perhaps the Antarctica. Ironically, there has been a conspiracy linking the COVID-19 to 5G technology. Such link is a mistaken belief and based on unsound arguments. While COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a...

A few hours away from now, the media would be awash with appraisals of chief executives across Nigeria. This is particularly true of first term governors who were sworn in on May 29, 2019. Kwara will not be different. Friends and foes of the administration of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, egged...

A common denominator between politics and football is that each new season is always met with transfer of players from one club to another. Everyone celebrates the new additions to his or her team with hope that they will add value to the club but those who are able...

Whether by chance or design, a medley of cacophonous soundbites has been targeting the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde in recent weeks. As multi-layered as the critics come, their antics and desire appear perpetually narrow-ended: to burst the high-flying balloon of the Ibadan-born engineer turned politician. Criticism is...

It's a pity that in this clime, we play politics with everything including the lives of unsuspecting members of the public. In spite of all that the State of Osun Government did in Ejigbo to avert the disaster that would have followed if the returnees from Ivory Coast had been...