By Onjefu Okidu

The name, WIKE, has assumed reprehensible meaning for some peccable Nigerians. They associate it with “TROUBLE.” Wike’s political life has been an open book since 2015 when he became governor of Rivers State. He shares his feelings and thoughts on issues with remarkable tour de force. Unarguably, the man has delineated himself very clearly among Nigerian politicians as courageous, candid, frank open, blunt, forthright and undiplomatic, and has refused to give up on those things that would correct Nigeria’s downward trajectory even though he has been intensely misjudged, misunderstood, vilified and denigrated. His stance on how Nigeria can make real progress often puts him at odds with some Nigerians who appear indifferent to the country’s social, economic and political conundrum. He is, unarguably, the loudest voice of political rectitude in Nigeria today.

By Funke Egbemode

He knows it is not true. He doesn’t even believe it himself but he’d do his damned best to convince you it is true, with words, body language and treats (if he has money). He’d try to prove that he’s the best, that with him, you cannot go wrong. He would even dress suggestively to show you some concrete evidence. It’s all about bragging about his sexual prowess and he doesn’t stint on apparatus.

By Azu Ishiekwene

Ondo is one of Nigeria’s most enlightened states. It is, perhaps, side-by-side with Oyo, one of the most significant political bellwethers of the South-West. Apart from Olusegun Agagu’s four-year spell as governor, that state has maintained its progressive credentials in the last 24 years. But that illustrious tradition has fallen on bad times.

By Azu Ishiekwene

The only thing that trumps the mocking viral videos of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are the live footages of the State House of Assembly being demolished on Wednesday morning by a dozen bulldozers in what appeared like a scene from Gaza.

By C. Don Adinuba

Oyibo Victor Chukwu, Owelle of Nkanu, had a presence. He could not enter a place or leave without people noticing that a man of stature visited, even when he did not utter a word. He was robust in the true sense of the word - in physique, in pulchritude, in rhetoric, and in self-assuredness.

By Steve Osuji

WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR: Igbo envy and hatred have been common historical phenomena in Nigeria. The civil war of the 60s was caused by other tribes in Nigeria becoming paranoid about the rapid upwardly movement of the ‘bush tribe' of the lower Niger that caught up swiftly and blazed ahead of them in every sphere of national endeavour.

By Mohammed Nasiru.

On assumption of office on May 29, 2023, the governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, set a 9- point agenda for his administration. Top on the blueprint/template was the problem of insecurity and the attendant exacerbating poverty among the citizens of the state. He acknowledged the efforts of his boss and former governor of Sokoto State His Excellency Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, to restore law and order with a promise to consolidate the gains therefrom. In fact, the governor began the first 100 days in office with the inauguration of multimillion projects in the Security, Transportation, Health, and Road Networking sectors, expressing greater optimism about improved security in the state from May 2023 to November 2023 . He said: “Security is important and necessary for meaningful development and growth of the society. My administration will give security uppermost preference and priority.” Ahmed Aliyu, aside recognising the strategic place of security in the promotion of economic growth, development and prosperity, was not under any illusion about the Herculean nature of the task ahead. Thus, he promised to collaborate with other security forces along with the vigilante groups and hunters to up the ante in the war against bandits that has continued to do Colossal damage to the state.

By Azu Ishiekwene

Liberia and Sierra Leone have a common historical legacy and often tend to imitate each other in war and peace. But events in the last two weeks suggest that while Liberia may be turning a new, refreshing page, Sierra Leone remains trapped in its troubled past.

By Jude Ogechi Eze

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Nigeria's 10th National Assembly interred the remains of Democracy in a shallow grave dug at the desecrated floor of the House, when President Tinubu presented the national budget proposal for 2024 fiscal year to a joint session of the parliaments.

By Funke Egbemode

It is not every marriage that is founded on love, not every married person who married for love. Don’t tell me you don’t know a few people who took their vows based on what they could see rather than what they felt. They stood, all dressed up in front of their Pastor, Bishop or Reverend Father and repeated the right lines rightly after the clergy, in front of men, not because they were ecstatically, deliriously in love but because they had chosen who they chose at that particular point in time for a set of particular reasons.

By Emeka Obasi

Dr. Felix Owolabi Akinloye won the African Nations Cup with the Green Eagles in 1980. He lifted the first CAF Cup with Shooting Stars in 1992. Celebrations mean so much to him and he was set to cap his 69th birthday on November 24 with a party for the Super Eagles.

By Edward Usoro

In any democratic society, adherence to legislative compliance is crucial for a smooth and efficient functioning of the government. Democracy thrives on the idea of complementarity among the three arms of government for effective delivery of good governance.