2015 Elections

May 29, 2015 Press Release Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am …

Ever since Nigeria’s Independence in 1960 and becoming a Republic in 1963, the country seems to have been living on the edge; living dangerously, like the adrenalin-junkies of the extreme …

Muhammadu Buhari’s triumph over Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28, 2015 presidential election has unleashed a fever of hope in Nigeria. Everywhere I turn, I encounter among Nigerians the sense …

In every decision or action one undertakes in life, there’s a reason. But what I’m yet to understand up till this moment is the reason why we “Ndigbo” decided to …

Dear President-Elect, Hearty Congratulations to you, our great leader and indeed you are. While congratulating you and sharing the joy with you and all Nigerians, I will like to start …

Dear friends at home and abroad, today my short notes are dedicated to the state of Kaduna. As you know my country Nigeria is going through a very exciting period …

The majority of Nigerians have spoken. Buhari is the new president-elect. He is not my flavor of the month. Never was, as anyone who has followed my position on the …

Your Excellency Sir, Let me quickly jump in front of the oncoming bandwagon in offering my congratulations. I know you do not have too much time for niceties because much …

A few days from now, we shall be headed to the polls for the 2015 Presidential and national assembly elections. Then two weeks later, the governorship and state assembly elections …

On Saturday, the 28th of March, 2015, Nigerians will troop out to vote in the first of elections that is adjudged to be the defining step of a long-awaited change. …

Finally, the week has arrived when Nigeria will face the oddest and staunchest test for its electoral experimentation. Odd because, as I have argued for some time, the two acknowledged …

Two things are certain about this article; it will not be published by Sahara Reporters (they have proven to be a completely anti-Jonathan media outlet who are now so far from …

Due to purported security concerns and other technical challenges, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria – the country’s chief electoral umpire – has postponed the general polls that …

The tension is palpable. Naked fear walks through the land unchallenged, waylaying people at every turn. While a deadly group of religious bigots has laid siege on our land and …

I am not one of Buhari’s fans; not one of his baying cult followers, but I have to concede that the man’s stock is quite high at the moment. The …