Opinion/Column

By Cliff Stanley ‎‎The elevation of Philemon Audu Daffi, Esq, SAN, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Plateau State, to...

By Cliff Stanley ‎Nigeria’s fuel subsidy debate has entered another politically sensitive phase. On 8 October 2026, the Federal Government...

By Cliff Stanley  ‎‎In an age of viral videos, social-media criticism and growing scepticism about organised religion, Christianity is increasingly...

By Aaron Mike Odeh ‎‎As the political conversation ahead of the 2027 senatorial election gathers momentum in Bayelsa State, the...

By Cliff Stanley On Thursday, 1 October 2026, as Nigeria marked 66 years of independence, Trinity Baptist Church, No. 4...

‎By Cliff Stanley ‎The wheels may have stopped spinning, the cheering may have faded, and the dust may have settled,...

By Cliff Stanley ‎“A nation’s future is not determined only by the people who occupy its offices, but also by...

By Cliff Stanley “Democracy is not the absence of disagreement; it is the discipline of living together despite our disagreements.”...

By Cliff Stanley ‎ ‎ “The real test of leadership is not where a leader comes from, but what that...

By Cliff Stanley “Economic reform is not measured by the pain it imposes, but by the prosperity it ultimately produces.”...

By Cliff Stanley The return of former Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, to the All Progressives Congress...

By Cliff Stanley The reported appointment of Zach Adedeji, Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s revenue authority, to a fundraising role in...

By Cliff Stanley The composition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign council has opened an important debate that...

By Cliff Stanley A Lesson on Political Emotions, Elite Interests and the Responsibility of the Nigerian Voter. As we approach...

By Cliff Stanley The victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party in the 2026 Osun governorship election is...

By Cliff Stanley. Political Scientist, Analyst & Public Theologian. The circulating message concerning Sheikh Yahaya Jingir’s alleged derogatory remarks about...

By Cliff Stanley The recent political permutations by Ahmed Tijjani Galadima’s consultations with Adamawa’s political heavyweights may matter more than...

By Cliff Stanley In Nigeria’s electoral vocabulary, “vote buying” has traditionally evoked familiar images: politicians distributing cash, rice, noodles, clothing,...

By Cliff Stanley As Osun State approaches its governorship election scheduled for 15 August 2026, Nigeria once again confronts an...

By Cliff Stanley In Nigerian politics, political movement is often interpreted through two competing lenses: conviction and convenience. When a...

By Cliff Stanley “The Church must be the conscience of society.”. Cardinal John Onaiyekan In every democracy, there are moments...

By Cliff Stanley "History is not a weapon for settling old scores, it is a mirror through which nations examined...

Fellow Nigerians, Every election is a defining moment in the life of a nation. Political philosophers from Plato and Socrates...

By Cliff Stanley "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein....

By Cliff Stanley "A budget is not merely a statement of accounts; it is a moral document that reveals a...

By Cliff Stanley "The price of greatness is responsibility." Winston Churchill. The swearing-in of twenty-three commissioners by the Governor of...

By Cliff Stanley "Democracy is strongest not when young people are merely counted during elections, but when they are empowered...

Cliff Stanley The reported final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), by...

By Cliff Stanley "The true greatness of leadership is measured not by the office occupied but by the lives transformed."...

By Cliff Stanley Nigeria's National Assembly has often been described as a theatre where politics, ambition, ideology, and personality collide....

By Cliff Stanley The recent Federal High Court judgment directing the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four...

By Cliff Stanley Every Democracy Day, Nigerian leaders invoke the memory of June 12, 1993 the election widely regarded as...

By Cliff Stanley By all standards, June 12, 1993 remains the most significant date in Nigeria's democratic journey. It was...

By Cliff Stanley. In every democracy, political defections generate controversy. They provoke debates about ideology, loyalty, and the moral obligations...

By Salihu Abdullahi Osuko Garkuwan Giza. Reports of a courtesy visit by former Governor of Nasarawa State and former Senator...

By Cliff Stanley. “The quality of a democracy is measured not by who wins elections, but by whether citizens trust...

By Gabriel Atumeyi Nigerian politics is not a game for the timid. It rewards ambition, punishes hesitation, and often leaves...

By Gabriel Atumeyi Nigeria is a country searching for direction. Across the nation, frustration hangs in the air. Families struggle...

By Cliff Stanley. The revelation that Nigerians paid approximately ₦2.23 trillion in ransom to kidnappers within a single year is...

By Cliff Stanley Politics has a unique way of testing convictions. It separates what leaders preach from what they practice...