As of this moment, the much ballyhooed opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) looks like a hot air balloon that has suffered a debilitating puncture. The unscripted departure of former Labour
In recent months one of South Africa’s cycles of xenophobic rage has exploded with fatal consequences. Two Nigerians were reportedly killed by security personnel in Port Elizabeth. On Monday, gunmen
The Nigerian politician who readily accepts he was beaten fair and square in an electoral contest hasn’t been born. The closest to that strange species would have been former President
The most appropriate way to describe the crisis confronting the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its leading lights is to say they are in a jam. Some of Nigeria’s
By Festus ERIYE But for some late stirrings in the opposition camp, the 2027 electoral season had been shaping up to be one of the most humdrum in years. The
Perhaps, writing the obituary of Nigeria’s main opposition platform, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a tad premature given that two factions are still pulling its skeletal frame in different
When the President of the United States sneezes, many nations take notice; smaller ones even catch a cold. When that individual is Donald Trump, the sneezing is erratic, sometimes deliberately
Reactions to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council polls as well as those held in Kano and Rivers States last weekend have been interesting, and in some cases entertaining.