MaryIkoku has served in advisory and leadership roles in key public institutions, including the Federal Ministry of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, and the Bureau of Public Service Reforms. She also served as Special Adviser to two Federal Ministers and later headed Communications for the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), one of Nigeria’s most…
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Accra, July 17, GNA– Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former Head of the UN Office for West Africa, is urging African leaders to enact strong political finance rules to ensure transparency in how monies are
A confluence of evolving factors is rendering the path to Kenya’s 2027 General Election increasingly captivating. Moving past the frequently incendiary language from some political figures, the nation’s political terrain no longer consists of clearly defined ethnic groupings. Key political figures from Kenya’s historically significant voting areas are now distributed among both the ruling party…
The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, yesterday challenged Nigerian youths to channel their frustrations with the nation’s democratic system into active political participation rather than disengagement, warning that democracy cannot be reformed by those who refuse to take part in it.
The Presiding Pastor of Livingspring Chapel International, Femi Emmanuel, has criticised the increasing involvement of church leaders in partisan political discourse, arguing that many pastors lack a proper understanding of politics and governance despite their genuine concern for Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on TVC News’ Beyond the Headlines with……
The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has raised concerns about the increasing cost of elections, describing it as a threat to democratic governance in Africa.
I have measured my life in World Cups. The first blurry moments of childhood memory, the passing into adolescence, starting university. Each tournament marks a season of life. Each one is also associated with potent, formative emotional events: Roger Milla dancing around the corner flag when Cameroon became the first African team to reach the…
Beneath the drone strikes and talk of ceasefires lies a battle over history that is testing Kyiv’s chances for an end to the conflict
Every seasoned football lover knows one undeniable truth: defenders do not waste precious energy chasing an ordinary striker. They reserve their fiercest tackles, tightest marking and most aggressive challenges for the player they believe can decide the match.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has warned that the growing influence of money in politics is gradually shutting ordinary citizens out of governance and turning public office into a financial investment.