March 1st 2015, hours after INEC declared General Muhammudu Buhari winner of the 2015 presidential elections, I sat back and analyzed the the variables and invariables with fellow political hopefuls
I once watched an interview of a U.S. army commander responsible for Africa where he was tasked with answering what kept him up at night about the continent. “Elections,” he
This quarter to elections makes one think, doesn’t it? It’s really a debate on picking the lesser evil, oscillating between a contentious military leader and an inadequate, more diffident democrat
By Fola Fawehinmi One issue pressing firmly on the minds of all Nigerians today is who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election; with the two key contestants being
“Leaders are judged by results, not intentions. A failure to produce desired results is still a failure. Stop settling for less.” -ElDeeTheDon I stumbled upon the quote on Twitter and
As the renowned American Diplomat and Political Scientist Henry Kissinger stated; Those who are indifferent to power will be overtaken by power seekers. True to this statement, the average Nigerian
Nobel Prize winning author, Wole Soyinka spoke to Will Ross of BBC on the political situation of Nigeria. Soyinka admits that President Goodluck failed in tackling Boko Haram but that
President Goodluck Jonathan has denied being consulted over the postponement of the elections to March 28th. Election officials took the decision on the advice of security officers concerned about the
Earlier today a bomb blast missed President Goodluck Jonathan narrowly in Gombe State. A bomb exploded shortly after President Goodluck left Patami stadium as part of his campaign. At least
Sumbo Dasuki, one of Nigeria’s national security advisers has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the elections. The elections, scheduled for 14 February, are the first in Nigeria
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday bowed to pressure and opted out of the race for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. The
Extremely determined to conduct a free and fair election in 2015, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that it will be impossible for any
The major opposition party, All Progressives Congress, has vowed to bring to an end the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party at the federal level in 2015. The chairman
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday acknowledged the receipt of a total of N98.75m donation and pledges from persons, groups and communities who offered to assist him to pay for the