Jonathan, Don’t Just Run… Please Flee!

A self -anointed select pack of northern political hounds has found a favourite seasonal mascot for each election cycle. Former president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to find repetitive mention in each election cycle. Hardly any presidential election cycle passes without a loud speculation of Jonathan as a possible candidate. In Continue Reading

By-elections and the 2027 reality

The first reality that is worth celebrating is that “Global Square”, the Sunday Sun back page column, authored by Kenneth Okonkwo, is six years old this week. The first edition of this column featured on the 25th day of August, 2019. Unbelievable! Global Square has featured about 300 articles celebrated Continue Reading

Free Nnamdi Kanu…, by Obi Nwakanma

As at this morning, dear reader of the Orbit, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains a political prisoner, and a prisoner of conscience in Nigeria. Kanu continues to be held, against his will, and against the laws of the federation of Nigeria, whose courts Continue Reading