[Bamidele Upfront] The Useful Tragedy of Port Harcourt, Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Since the beginning of this democratic experiment in 1999, getting elected into public office has turned majority of those elected ...
Tag: Nigeria politics
Rivers State Crisis: Issues, Sense And Nonsense, By Bamidele Aturu
Rivers State is on fire, literally and otherwise. But that is not really an accurate statement. It is better to ...
Katsina State’s “No Future” Budget, By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
In the days and weeks leading up to the faux pax that became the Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) election, the ...
Waiting for Tambuwal’s revolution, By Chido Onumah
This piece has nothing to do with what is happening in Egypt. Ultimately, Nigerians, based on their experience and the ...
The police watched, acted funny while hoodlums attacked us — Rivers Speaker
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Otelemaba Amachree spoke to reporters shortly after the mayhem at the Assembly ...
Bloodshed at Rivers Assembly as Jonathan, Amaechi Row Peaks In Violent Clash
The political feud between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi, spilled into a deadly clash Tuesday on ...
More Shocking Video of the Bloody Rivers Assembly Mayhem
Below is an even more shocking video of Tuesday's thuggish attacks at the Rivers State House of Assembly, as reported ...
NEW VIDEO: Rivers Lawmakers Beat Up One Another With Assembly Mace
Read our earlier story below Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State today personally foiled an attempt to impeach the Speaker ...
North ready to negotiate over 2015 presidential election, says Gov. Aliyu
The Chairman of the Northern State Governors’ Forum (NSGF), Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger, says the country’s Northern region would ...
Why I did not promote myself to General as Nigeria’s Head of State — Buhari
A former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), has given insight into why he remained a Major General ...
PDP attacks Anglican Bishop for suggesting aged Tukur, Anenih should quit politics
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said on Thursday that the ages of its National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur and the Chairman ...
Why Aso Rock Bodyguard Blocked Amaechi From President Jonathan — Presidency
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers was blocked by presidential bodyguards from exchanging pleasantries with President Goodluck Jonathan at a dinner ...
Still on Jonathan, opposition and 2015, By Chido Onumah
I would be deluding myself if I imagined that my article last week, “2015: Who will defeat Jonathan?” would not ...
2015: Who will defeat Jonathan? By Chido Onumah
Let me say from the outset that it would be scandalous and a grave mistake for the opposition – and ...
That Enigma of Kasper Hauser, By Hannatu Musawa
“Once upon a time, a mysterious teenage boy named Kasper Hauser walked into a town. He was dirty and could ...
Jonathan drags Tambuwal before journalists
"Why are you hiding?" the president asked the speaker. A mild drama occurred at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential ...
2015: The Battle Between Nigerians And the PDP, By Abubakar Usman
In the past few weeks, some notable and not-so-notable Nigerians from the northern and southern part of the country have ...
Ekiti: Fayemi’s Final Triumph (1), By Dele Agekameh
There is a joke in legal circle that where an unsuccessful appellant at the Supreme Court of Nigeria remains dissatisfied with ...
[Bamidele Upfront] Tinubu On The Cusp Of History, Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
A few days to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) senatorial primaries, he had 63 banked delegates and he needed 70 ...
Mr Fix It’s Solution to 2015 Elections: Who is Afraid of Primaries? By Roz Ben-Okagbue
The full implication of the recently truncated Nigerian Governor’s Forum election result was not lost on the powers that be ...
MKO Abiola, Susan Rice and a Deadly Cup Of Tea, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Ambassador Susan Rice is the American Ambassador to the United Nations. Her long-standing aspiration of becoming the Secretary of State ...
June 12: How can we forget? (1), By Chido Onumah
“Reading about the June 12 period, for obvious reasons, is difficult for me, even now, 20 years after. It is ...
2015: Atiku threatens to challenge planned award of PDP automatic ticket to Jonathan
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar might mount a legal challenge against his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should the ...
Jang’s faction of Governors’ Forum opens parallel secretariat
The Governor Jonah Jang faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has commissioned its secretariat in the Maitama District of ...
[EXCLUSIVE] VIDEO: Watch Voting and Counting at Controversial Governors’ Forum Election
We now bring you an amateur footage of the May 24 Nigeria Governors' Forum election during which Rivers State Governor, ...
