Not too long after they were defeated in the last presidential poll, Nigeria’s self-styled coalition leaders began their rigmarole to retake the presidency they claimed they were entitled to. They had at first hoped to use the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the battering ram to destroy the All Progressives Continue Reading

It was as if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was waiting for the defection of some of its ageing juggernauts to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in order to properly exhale. Now, the leading opposition party is not just exhaling, it is beginning to find its voice and to cut Continue Reading

Madeleine Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman to hold the position. During her visit to North Korea, the North Korean dictator assembled more than 200,000 Continue Reading

Nearly every presidential aspirant in the newly adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) is promising to do only one term if elected. This promise, each aspirant hopes, will help secure nomination. Would their fellow travelers believe them? It is unlikely. Would the country as a whole also believe them? It is Continue Reading