The ruling party, in an election year, chose to insult the sensibilities of Nigerians. Live on television was a thanksgiving service for a convicted thief, Bode George, who was driven …
Max Amuchie
Max Amuchie
Max Amuchie is a member of the editorial board of BusinessDay and a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is president of Media for Children, an NGO that promotes children's rights. He is also a member and chairman of the publications committee of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria.
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Though Obasanjo has a messiah complex and in self glorification allowed sycophants during his administration to continuously refer to him as ‘father of modern Nigeria’, nothing could be farther from …
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With his endorsement by the Northern political elite to contest for the ticket of the party for the 2011 election, Atiku has bounced back from political wilderness and the coming …
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The effort to transform Nigeria can only be meaningful if competence and character are not sacrificed on the altar of federal character, says the National Transformation Party…
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Without admitting it publicly, the greatest problem Northerners in the ruling People’s Democratic Party have in wrestling the 2011 presidential ticket of the party from President Goodluck Jonathan is the …
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The formal declaration on Wednesday last week by the governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji for the People’s Democratic Party, appears to have brought to an end the controversy concerning …
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The season of anomie in Abia State came full circle on Sunday with the abduction of five journalists from Lagos led by the state council chairman of the Nigerian Union …
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There are strong indications that the scenario that played out in Anambra State in 2003 when then Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju was denied a second term may happen in Delta State …
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The occasion was Okotie’s presidential declaration for the 2011 election on the platform of the Fresh Democratic Party. If he goes ahead to run for the 2011 election, it will …
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The Progressive People’s Party appears to be in its last days. The founding members of the party are serially parting ways with Orji Uzor Kalu, founder of the party and …
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With the 2011 election approaching, there is increasing worry that Nigerians are apprehensive about unresolved issues that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s democracy. These are corruption in the judiciary, prohibitive …
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The stage for an epic political battle is gradually being set. For a long time now, Nigerians have been apprehensive about the possibility of holding the 2011 election…
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