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Zoning as a factor: The South yearns to be treated fairly like the rest…
By March 2021, Anambra would have been under the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for an uninterrupted period of 15 years. Unlike other States that are either…
Political and governance experience: The meat of the contest
Experience in politics and governance it is believed, will also play a key role in deciding the winner of the November 6 poll. Political experience in governance will be at the fore but the…
Factional rifts and litigations keep many in suspense…
It is fair to say that since the return of democracy, no gubernatorial election in Anambra State has gone without serious internal Party crisis and litigations, sometimes lasting almost…
FG’s New Alliance Against Crude Oil Theft and Smuggling
By ChibisiOhakah, Abuja
The fight against crude oil thieves in Nigeria took a stronger dimension last week (Wednesday June 23) when the federal government inaugurated a Task Force…
Curtailing spiralling Inflation, Insecurity and Rising Cost of Living in Nigeria
As Nigeria grapples with insecurity, the realities have taken a heavy toll on the economic fortunes with rising inflation in prices of goods and services now becoming a daily occurrence…
Abubakar Shekau: The Rise and Fall of Nigeria’s Most Wanted Terrorist
By Chibisi Ohakah, ABUJA
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Anambra 2021: APGA, PDP and the infamous path to familiar game of rancour
The whistle for the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State is fully blown with ward congresses dusted by political Parties and primary elections already ongoing. What is…
When Biafra Finally Comes
The agitation for a separate country out of what is known as Nigeria, by two major ethnic groups - the Igbos and the Yourubas, both of Southern Nigeria routing for Biafra nation and…
Biafra: Memory, reconciliation, and peacebuilding in post-civil war southeastern Nigeria
In the discourse that follows, Godwin Onuoha of Princeton University takes a look at the post-civil war efforts of the Nigerian government to promote memory, reconciliation and peace…
Political uncertainty and Nigerian polity
By Mercy David
The situation facing Nigeria today is as a result of Negligence from our leaders, the situation has escalated to the point where the letargy of the Federal Government has…
Between 2015 And 2021
By Jerry Uwah
The standard of living of the average Ghanaian is obviously lower than that of the average Nigerian. However, Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has a lot to…
Arise Interview: Buhari’s utterances unpresidential — Afenifere
Dayo Johnson Akure
The Yoruba Pan Socio-Political Group Afenifere has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of taking delight in ridiculing Igbos by his unpresidential utterances.
The…
Mbaka: The Priest, his controversies & the Cathedral
Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, (AMEN), Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka is a fiery Catholic priest who stirs controversy the way flies are attracted to a dung. Since…
FG/ASUP showdown: Can we ever get it right?
By Gabriel Chy Alonta
In Nigeria, the stories emanating from tertiary institutions usually revolve around one industrial action or another by either the teaching or non-teaching staff.…
Ayade’s defection: The intrigues, powerplays and opposition politics
It is no longer news that Governor Ben Ayade, has jumped ship to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) after serving the State under the umbrella…