Tag: Dakuku Peterside

The current presidential election presents a unique situation - we have many options but fewer ideas and values to chose ...

Young citizens in the country are not shy to fight for their political interests online, and the social media is ...

The global powers are wooing Africa because of its natural resources, the size of its market and for geopolitical reasons. ...

I vehemently believe that Nigerians do not care about who is responsible for poverty; all they they want is for ...

Election is a game of numbers. The higher the number of votes a candidate wins, the better the candidate's electoral ...

Take, for example, the loss and damage fund, which is the big takeaway of sub-Saharan Africa and other vulnerable countries ...

The unintended consequence of using intemperate language, the menace of fake news and judicial compromises, is the promotion of violence ...

There is a need for rethinking productivity in Nigeria. The presidential candidates should not only understand the problems of Nigeria ...

Considering the overall fiscal and general environment of the country, it is doubtful that these manifestos or development agenda are ...

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Liz Truss lost the confidence of the people. This was evident in her prime ...

Picture credit: NEMA/AP ...we must take the science of environmental and climatic changes serious. It is noteworthy that in the ...

...the case of Nigerians and trust in their politicians seems to decline with every cycle of elections since 1999. An ...

Five major factors seem to be fuelling this voluntary migration from Nigeria, which has never been seen since World War ...

Kidnapping for ransom has become attractive because 95% of those involved go scot-free and enjoy the derived monetary rewards. The ...

The thieves’ methods are not fully understood and have different dimensions. Those involved in the stealing are only a matter ...

We must do whatever it takes to improve the relationship between Nigerians, leaders, and our institutions. Like the Brits love ...

Gorbachev has played his part in history. He will be remembered as a leader with great intention to reform his ...

...Nigeria is a giant in chains and only a visionary, competent, honest, determined, focused and innovative leader can set us ...

The first factor is the significant relationship between personal economic wellbeing and political behaviour in Nigeria's political milieu. In our ...

Picture credit: Ben Curtis/The Associated Press Kenya's inflation, at 7.9% in the election month, is better than Nigeria's at 18% ...

Given this gloomy picture of the economic road ahead that we are most likely to travel through as a nation, ...

In the last week, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has re-invigorated the 'G7' security operations to secure the territory, ...

Whereas NLC's intention to use the protest to draw the attention of all parties to the prolonged strike is germane, ...

The victory of the opposition party, on the eve of next year’s general election, is an indicator of the complex ...

Nigerians would like to hear from the presidential candidates their definitive positions on issues of reform and decentralisation of policing, ...