Political point of view

The news that the current Vice President of Nigeria (Atiku Abubakar) is being asked to leave his official residence within Aso Rock under the pretext of a renovation for me is the height of pettiness. How petty can a government get?
Of course, this is not the first time I am hearing that the building he [...]

It’s election time in Africa’s most populous country - Nigeria. Nigerian bloggers have been blogging their sentiments and observations of the election. This round-up gives a brief overview of election reports and views shared by Nigerian bloggers before, during and after last Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
Pre-election
Yomi Says blogs about pre-election campaign in Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic [...]

Politicians (especially in Africa) are always so eager to prove to their constituents that they are competent to lead, that they sometimes goof, indict, or even implicate themselves.
A classic example of this, is Governor Umaru Yar’Adua of Katsina State of Nigeria, who is also the ruling party (PDP)’s presidential candidate for the April 2007 elections. [...]

I’ve been in Nigeria since Sunday, so I am well-informed about what I am writing about right now. I just saw an ad on CNN, about Nigeria - the Heartbeat of Africa. I am sad to say that this is just another waste of public funds my the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
On [...]

Often times, things are not right in this part of the world - Africa. Whenever such things happen and I have people around me, I complain bitterly. One such issue that bites really hard is erratic power supply. More often than not, whenever I complain, the peoples’ defensive mechanism automatically comes into play. They try [...]

The Nigerian press usually refer to him as “the embattled Governor of Plateau State”. Well, not anymore. He is officially now a former Governor. Yes. Joshua Dariye who has for so long been escaping the long arms of the law has caught-up with his end. He now joins the list of impeached Nigerian governors. According [...]

Another round of general elections is due in Nigeria, early next year - 2007. Nigeria, being a nation of over 150 million people, and Africa’s most populous nation, always has ripples and gymnastics, as I would like to describe the events that are unfolding.
Vice President Atiku Abubakar
Accusations have been that the Vice President is corrupt, [...]