By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The recent suggestion by Prof. Jerry Gana that former President Goodluck Jonathan may run in the 2027 presidential election, says a great deal about the state of Nigerian politics. A full decade after his historic electoral defeat, Jonathan is once again being presented as the potential saviour of the opposition Peoples…
Women in Nigeria remain grievously underrepresented in elective offices. In the 10th National Assembly only 16 women sit in the 360 member House of Representatives (about 4.2%), and in the Senate only 4 women occupy seats in the 109 member chamber. Across the 36 states, 14 states reportedly have no female state legislators at all….
Permit me to first of all profusely thank the organizers of this event, House of Representatives’ Press Corps for deciding that we will not be addressing some abstract subject matter but that we talk about the lifeblood of our national aspirations—the fuel for our infrastructure, our education, our healthcare, and our security. That we should…
The continent has the highest growth rate in the world, with Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, and Kenya standing out as digital hubs. However, Africa is experiencing a mix of progress, such as progress in the tech startup ecosystem, and developmental challenges, as depicted in all global development indices. Africa is still an ongoing project in…
In my book Court and Politics: Chronicling my Experience in the Nigerian Theatre, I brought to the fore my personal experience on the unwholesomeness of some judgments of the Nigerian courts on certain critical political matters affecting our democracy. Because I am seen as a marginal player, my testimony went unheeded. But lately, it seems…
“A horrific incident occurred in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, earlier today, where a 42-year-old man, Victor Okoh, allegedly murdered his 38-year-old wife, Victoria Okoh, with a machete over accusations of infidelity,” an online newspaper reported last week. The brutal killing of Victoria Okoh adds to the growing and tragic list of women who have met…
