The BVAS challenge and political integrity question
In far-away Washington DC, United States of America, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that he has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the resources needed […]
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Nigeria’s seasonal political ‘migration’, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
The February 2023 general election is almost here. It is that season of the year when politicians move freely from one party to another. In […]
Succour for abandoned children, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
The story of the Nigerian child is replete with abandonment and absence of parental care. From growing outside the caring hands of parents to missing […]
Takeaways from British political crisis
By Zainab Suleiman Okino In less than 60 days, the British people had three prime ministers. Some people attributed it to their conservative political system […]
Kaduna train hostage rescue: Not yet Uhuru
Nigerians do not have faith in government and did not believe when it claimed that it did not pay ransom for the release of the […]
Governor Nyesom Wike: A phenomenon or nuisance
Against the backdrop of the horse-trading and junkets in preparation for the general elections in 2023, it has been a mixed-bag of old, resuscitated, recycled […]
2023 politicking, security and the missing nexus
By Zainab Suleiman Okino By this time in 2015, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), had become the toast of Nigeria’s voting populace. Buhari was […]
Arms bearing and the Nigerian reality, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Saturday, June 25, 2022, a colleague sent some disturbing pictures and material to me for publishing. The images were reminiscent of war situation, of people […]
Prof. Oladiji, Senators Binani and Olujimi: The symbolism of breaking the glass ceiling
By Zainab Suleiman Okino It has been mixed-feeling for the female-folk in recent time; some issues to cheer and some others to agonize about. Only […]
Niger governorship: Malagi on the cusp of history, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
On the basis of his robust political campaign and seeming overwhelming acceptance by delegates, it is looking more likely that the Chairman of Blueprint Newspapers […]
Naira rain, Emefiele, Jonathan and political gamble
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Finally, the cat was let out of the bag. Nigeria is not poor. A country where a handful of politicians can […]
Dariye, Nyame, serial decamping: Abuse of constitutional democracy
By Zainab Suleiman Okino As controversial as presidential pardon is everywhere in the world, that of Nigeria is truly bizarre. For President Muhammadu Buhari, who […]
Amaechi/ El-Rufai on Kaduna train attack: Time for another circus of blame game
By Zainab Suleiman Okino The anger, horror and hopelessness that followed the Abuja-Kaduna train attack have not simmered and will not, for months and years […]
President Buhari: How not to end badly, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
History is replete with leaders who came to power in a blaze of glory and ended in ignominy. As good as it is to start […]
Yahoo plus: The ubiquitous new social disorder, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
A tragedy of monumental proportion, with far reaching domino effects, has hit us as a people. To be sure, 419, internet fraud, cybercrime, advance free […]