Opinion & Columns

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Five months after the 2023 General Election, politics and politicking has resumed in four states of Bayelsa, Edo, Kogi and Imo for off-seaon balloting in the states controlled, two apiece, by lead opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The two dominant …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  If some Nigerians were sad about the kind of nominees President Bola Tinubu picked for his cabinet, many more were heavy-hearted over the portfolios assigned to the ministers. The composition of the cabinet was a mis-match in relation to some of the ministers’ educational and professional attainments and …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon  Each side in the Niger Republic coup crisis is ratcheting up the ante, in a power show that’s the potential to further destabilise the West African region. The military junta that staged a coup d’etat on July 26 has dug in by shunning peace overtures from …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Where will the pendulum swing in the petitions at the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja? Will it favour President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or either of the opposition candidates: former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party …

By Young Erhiurhoro “School na scam!”  I hear this phrase a lot of times these days, especially from Nigerian youths. Ask them what they mean, they will tell you that the whole hype about education being the foundation for a productive and profitable future is all lies – that all the talks …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Nothing Nigerians haven’t heard or seen happen in Nigeria. Thanks to former self-styled Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who says, “Nigeria is a country where anything goes.” Babangida’s right! Where else – at least then in Africa – but in Nigeria would a well-organised presidential election be …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Members of rganised labour have reportedly applauded a plethora of “palliatives” rolled out on July 20 by the National Economic Council (NEC) – statutorily chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima. They include: Immediate release of grains and fertilisers by the Federal Government to states, for distribution or …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The likely unfazed and unbothered members of the National Assembly (NASS) are clamouring for a raise in their emoluments. Perhaps, they’re oblivious of how the demand touches the raw nerves of ordinary Nigerians, who swim in abject poverty – made more dire by reecent withdrawal of subsidies …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The umpire hasn’t signaled the commencement of the bout, and yet, a blow has landed on the nose. Twelve months to the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, politics is on the roll, but with a habitual deviation from the norm. Politicians angling for governor – for …

By Ehichioya Ezomon An Esan proverb says, “It’s in the mouth of an elder that the maize is strong.” That’s, it’s an elder – with farming experience – that can decide if the corn is mature to harvest.  Figuratively, though, only the bold, courageous and unwavering can broach what the …