by Frank Tietie The resignation of Ovie Omo-Agege from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State is not an ordinary political development. It is a seismic political event with grave implications for the future of the APC in Delta State, the political destiny of the Urhobo people and perhaps even the electoral calculations of […]
Nigeria’s Party Primaries and the Erosion of Internal Democracy: A System Under Siege
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla Nigeria’s recent wave of party primaries has once again thrown the country’s democratic credentials into sharp public scrutiny, exposing a pattern that many citizens now describe as a ritual of selection rather than a genuine process of election. Across political parties, especially within the ruling party and other dominant political […]
Learn to Read and Earn
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again”. – Richard Branson People should strive to be useful in relationships instead of constantly becoming a burden. Whether in friendship, family, business, or marriage, no healthy connection should be built on constant complaints, emotional dependence, or pressure […]
SENATE RULE AMENDMENT: WHY THE DEBATE SHOULD BE ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY, NOT PERSONALITIES
By Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh The controversy surrounding the recent amendment to the Senate Standing Rules has generated more heat than light. Unfortunately, much of the public conversation has been framed around personalities rather than principles, and emotions rather than institutional logic. Yet the real issue before the Senate is neither about Senator Godswill Akpabio […]
Who Really Chooses Nigeria’s Leaders?
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.” – George Jean Nathan Nathan was a sharp-tongued American drama critic and editor known for his biting commentary on public life and civic responsibility.His piercing observations about public life, carry a warning that stretches beyond his time. He wrote […]
Nigeria’s Political System and the Question of Who Bells the Cat
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla Nigeria’s political leadership structure continues to raise difficult questions about direction, accountability and the meaning of opposition in a democracy that appears stuck in repetition. Each cycle of leadership arrives with expectation, loud promises and renewed hope, but what follows in many cases feels familiar to what came before, only […]
Dr Odiraa Nwankwor’s Declaration Signals a Thoughtful Entry into Orumba Reps Race
Opinion Feature (Political Assessment Piece) By Chukwudi George Ozalla “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Waking this early morning to watch the full video of Dr Odiraa Nwankwor’s declaration, I […]
When Every New Contact Becomes a Financial Expectation
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla There is a quiet frustration many people live with but hardly speak about. You meet someone at an event, exchange pleasantries, and share contacts in good faith. It is a simple human moment, nothing more.Then the next interaction changes everything.The call or message that follows is no longer about staying […]
The Hope of Impunity and the Crisis of Nigerian Democracy
By: Chukwudi George Ozalla “Nothing encourages crime and criminality like the hope of escaping judgment and punishment.”— Ozalla CG In Nigeria, that hope has quietly matured into a political culture.The most dangerous threat to any democracy is not the loud criminal, but the confident one. The man who buys votes in broad daylight and smiles […]
Beyond the Noise: Godswill Akpabio and the Architecture of Stability
By Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, mnipr Nigerian politics is not for the faint-hearted. It is noisy, dramatic, and often unforgiving. In a space where rumours travel faster than facts and headlines are written before the full story is known, substance can easily be drowned out. Real governance — the slow, patient work of building consensus, […]
