By Sunday Oyinloye As the incumbent, President Uhuru Kenyatta maintains the lead in the Kenyan election, his main rival, Raila Odinga has alleged massive rigging by the ruling party stressing that the results at all levels represent a massive and…
Letter to Kenyan President triggers death threats
Following an open letter I wrote to His Excellency, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya published in this magazine on 29 July, 2017 on the need for Mr. President and his rival, former Prime-Minister Raila Odinga to avoid bloodshed during and…
Why I want President Buhari’s job- Monica Ambrose
Monica Ambrose, a Nigerian who has been living in the Netherlands for seventeen years became a familiar name in the social media since the release of her five minutes video on July 19, where she declared her intention to run…
Letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta
By Sunday Oyinloye As your country prepares for the next General elections on 8 August, I am constrained to write you this letter as a concerned African. Though, I am not a citizen of Kenya but as an African, I…
Why Sule Lamido should be Nigeria’s next President- Gajo
Hon. Habib Mohammed Gajo a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria is one of the politicians rooting for the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido to be the President…
Finance, inadequate force, major challenges facing Africa’s peace efforts—AU
The African Union (AU) says financial strain, inadequate force enablers and multipliers, are among the major challenging situations facing Africa in its efforts to ensure peace and stability on the continent. Speaking to the UN Security Council, Smail Chergui, AU…
Curbing the Unceasing Violence in Africa
By ’YEMI ADUROTOYE, West Africa Editor Violence has come to characterize life in Africa. It has turned out to be the continent’s substitute for poverty as its second name. Why is this so? Many have cared to ask! Perhaps it is because…
SADR praises Nigeria for mediating in face-off with Morocco
Mr Mohammed Oud Salek, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has lauded the intervention of Nigeria over the face-off between that country and Morocco. Nigeria had at the just concluded 29th AU Summit in Addis Ababa successfully…
Bridging the Executive-Legislative gap in Nigeria
By ’Yemi Adurotoye, West Africa Editor Life, they say, is a beautiful melody but it is sometimes disappointing that the lyrics are messed up. This assertion could be said to aptly define the Executive-Legislative Relationship (ELR) in democracy, particularly in…
‘Kaduna declaration’: A considered response
By Ebere Nwankpa PREFACE On June 6 2017, a conglomeration of groups ostensibly of northern extraction, namely, Arewa Citizens Action for Change, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Arewa Youth Development Foundation, Arewa Students Forum and Northern Emancipation Network, released a declaration…
