Rivers’ lawmakers must be beyond reproach. The integrity of the state, the welfare of its citizens, and the credibility of its democratic institutions demand nothing less....
For 25 years, godfatherism has violated this principle with impunity. It has reduced governance to debt repayment, distorted leadership selection, and alienated citizens. It has turned...
A similar thing happened in 1957 when Sam Goomsu Ikoku of the then Action Group contested election against his father Dr. Alvan Azinna Ikoku, the Nigeria...
In Rivers today, the market has adjusted. Power has been clarified. Authority has been affirmed. And the godfather model, once dominant, has encountered resistance from the...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara may not be perfect. No leader is. But impeachment is not a weapon to be deployed at will, especially not as an instrument...
In the end, the elders remind us, a child who refuses to stop crying may not be in pain anymore; he may simply have grown addicted...
The ADC itself is not immune from crisis. It lacks cohesion, discipline, and the strategic consolidation that once propelled the APC to dominance. Early expectations that...
Like Saul and David, both men have shaped, and been shaped by, their conflict. Their trajectories reveal the costs of conflating personal dominance with public mandate....
One imagines him waking up, checking the news cycle, and thinking, “Who can I annoy today so they remember I’m still here?” But beneath the humour...
DSP should realize some battles aren't worth fighting -Abba Atiku's APC defection wasn't a big win. What's striking is DSP's spin on Abba's reasons for joining...