Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle says politics now in Nigeria has become a do-or-die affair, saying that democracy is supposed to be ”the government of the people by the people.” Governor Matawalle in a phone interview with DAILY POST expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged involvement of politicians working against the restoration of peace in the State. Matawalle accused some politicians of supplying logistics to the bandits for political gains, pointing out that it was bad to...

LAGOS — The spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has claimed that the northern region is paying the biggest price for the “failure” of President Muhammadu Buhari. Baba-Ahmed said this on Wednesday while speaking at the second annual Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ) dialogue in Lagos. He asserted that the country might grow worse due to the inefficiency of the current administration. According to him, there isn’t much evidence...

STATEMENT CONCERNING SAMUEL ORTOM, THE GOVERNOR OF BENUE STATE Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has few political principles. We can see this from the fact that he has changed political party five times during his undistinguished career. Every time he feels the wind may be blowing in a certain direction, he follows it. Unfortunately, for the good citizens of Benue State, the most dangerous direction he blows in today is that of sectarianism and...