Category: Politics

Yakubu Oseni, The Audacity of Purpose

The above headline is taken from the biography of my principal, Alhaji Yakubu Oseni, I am writing to honor him for his greatness, visionary and purposeful leadership...

Kogi East: The Thief That Steals The King’s Trumpet, Where Will He Blow It?

Issues surrounding the daylight robbery in Kogi East will rage on till after 2019 general elections. The political robber is not new to shenanigans. He robbed other PDP...

Euphoria of Atiku’s Victory Holds Back Aggrieved Kogi PDP Members

The euphoria of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s victory as the torch-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been so exhilarating for party leaders in...

Aidoko Has Murdered Democracy: A Rejoinder

We have reached a point of our political development in this dispensation where the desire to thread softly particularly our utterances and vituperation need to be...

Yagba: SDP Submits Iselaye’s Name as House of Reps Candidate

The national leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has submitted the name of the winner of its House of Representatives primary election, Oluwafemi Daniel...

Wemi Jones is Out to Inspire a New Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency

How can a leader represent Okun land at one level or the other without working towards the unity of the constituents? Among  many other issues, Wemi Jones is out to be...

Kogi Central Senate: Missionary Candidate Versus ‘Packaging’ Candidate (2)

Isaac Asimov said something significant and I quote, “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured...

Kogi East Senate Race: A Battle of Personality and Not Party

Events that characterizes the recent politics in Kogi East is one that has changed the political philosophy that this constituency has often embraced over the years,...

Operation ‘All Votes for Babadoko’, Youths Call on Lokoja I Electorate

By Abbas Yahaya. Ahead of the forthcoming general election, over hundreds of Lokoja youths under the auspices of PDP Youths Solidarity Group have made a passionate...

Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu: Asses Me By My Past Achievements – Oyela Urges Constituents

The candidate for Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu House of Representative on the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2019 general elections, Amb. Otitoju Oyeniyi Joseph...