By: Ehichioya Ezomon Part two of this header on Monday, August 3, 2026, Iooked at the reasons advanced by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for demanding that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of …
Read More »Sharia, Secularism and Political Manipulation in Nigeria
By: Dr. Austin Orette Nigeria is a constitutional democracy founded on the principle of secular governance. In my view, democracy and the institutionalization of Sharia as a national legal framework are fundamentally incompatible. Those who seek to replace Nigeria’s constitutional order with a religious legal system should first confront the …
Read More »Oluremi Tinubu, Wealth Worshipping and the Future of Nigeria
By: Dr. Austin Orette A society that mocks honest labour is a society preparing for its own destruction. Nations do not become prosperous by celebrating wealth alone; they become prosperous by honouring the labour that creates wealth. The dignity of labour is the foundation upon which every great civilization has …
Read More »2027 Poll: Atiku and Obi’s Dream of Tinubu Quitting Race (1)
By: Ehichioya Ezomon Opposition presidential hopefuls in the 2027 General Election, former Vice President and candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Anambra State Governor and candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, have adopted a theme that’s against the letter and spirit of …
Read More »A Leaf Without a Tree: Eriri Nwa and the Etche Question of Identity
By: Emmanuel Kanayo Our Igbo forefathers were gardeners of destiny. They understood one law older than politics: _a leaf that forgets the tree becomes firewood. They taught it with the smallest thing — _Eriri nwa_, the umbilical cord. The hospital calls it waste. Our people called it a rope. The …
Read More »Political Conflicts Diminish Electoral Fortunes of Women in Rivers
By Constance Meju When elephants fight, the grass suffers. The long battle for control of the political turf between two giants, Nyesom Wike, former governor of the State, now Federal Capital Territory Minister, and the man he imposed on Rivers people as Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has unfortunately, turned out to …
Read More »ADC in Legal Maze Seeks Court’s Sanction of its ‘Inequitable Conduct’
By Ehichioya Ezomon The foundational, historical Latin legal maxim: “He who comes to equity must come with clean hands” or “Whoever comes into equity must be pure in his hands,” used in courts, including those in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and United States, is straightforward, and unambiguous. “It dictates …
Read More »THE COST OF POLITICAL LOYALTY
By: Emmanuel Kanayo Loyalty is the anthem of politics. Praised on podiums, sung in campaigns, demanded in whispers. For many, it has become a life sentence served in silence. This is the untold political economy of sacrifice — the story of men and women who paid not with slogans, but …
Read More »2027 Poll: Tinubu’s Pick of Shettima Confirms my December 2025 Forecast
By Ehichioya Ezomon “BREAKING: Tinubu retains Shettima as running mate, APC submits forms to INEC… party predicts landslide victory at the poll,” was the headline of Thenationonlineng.net on Friday, July 10, 2026, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu pairing Vice President Kashim Shettima on the All Progressives Congress ticket for the …
Read More »Tension between China and Taiwan
By Isidoros Karderinis The relations between China and Taiwan are constantly tense since their de facto separation in 1949 and are causing tension in relations between Beijing and Washington. On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. The nationalist forces of …
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