Atiku Abubakar’s Ominous Silence – Salisu Suleiman
One costly mistake a politician can make is to underestimate the opposition. Conversely, one of the smartest acts of subtlety a politician can pull off is playing dumb, and getting[…]
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Jonathan’s brilliant, but unintelligent cabal – Salisu Suleiman
Until Olusegun Obasanjo’s failed wish to remain in office for life, by first fooling Nigerians into giving him a third term in office, collapsed, a number of figures in the[…]
Impeachment Gale: Chewing Pebbles to Frighten Peanuts – Salisu Suleiman
Politics has a way of bringing out the best in people. And the worst, as well. From a meek, likeable and supposedly unassuming deputy governor, governor and vice president, politics[…]
As Jonathan’s Tsunami Devastates the Political Landscape – Salisu Suleiman
A tsunami is very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea. It can cause great destruction when it reaches land because[…]
Unregulated Preachers, Unschooled Followers- Salisu Suleiman
For what it may be worth, Nigerians are very spiritual people. Nigerians of all religious inclinations wear our religions on our foreheads, pray at public functions, make a show of[…]
The Mekunu Revolution – Feyi Fawehinmi
I sent someone to a barber shop nearby just to hear what they are saying about my governor there. He said the barber was just complaining about how the governor[…]
Parsing The Ekiti Handwringing – Feyi Fawehinmi
A loss like Kayode Fayemi’s in Ekiti on Saturday was bound to generate plenty of commentary and analysis. Predictably, people want to nail down ‘why’ he lost given that he[…]
The Genius of Jonathan – Salisu Suleiman
My piece titled, ‘2015: Why I will vote Jonathan’ elicited mixed responses. One reader, appalled by what he saw as my volte face on Jonathan, asked if I’d been ‘seen’.[…]
2015: Why I will vote Jonathan – Salisu Suleiman
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) last weekend concluded its national convention. That development – along with the fact that the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been in campaign[…]
A Season of Royal Deaths – Salisu Suleiman
On May 27, 2014, the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar died in a London hospital after a brief illness. When his remains were returned home for burial, neighbouring emirs[…]