Opinion

The era of Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai in the north-east has been unique and exemplary for many reasons. Clutching to the experience garnered as an infantry general, some may have questioned if he was the right man for the job.

Public commentator, Chidiebere Nwobodo, writes on the choice of former governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, as the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

Saleh Shehu Ashaka a journalist with Voice of America in this piece, compares the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubkar to incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, who is the presidential candidate of the APC.

Shaibu writes on the revelations by two of the world's leading financial houses, HSBC and International Monetary Fund as well as the Economic Intelligence Unit of The Economist on the dwindling fortunes of the Nigerian economy.

Idris Mohammed, a zonal program officer with YIAGA Africa writes about the just concluded primary elections held by Nigeria's major political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections, with focus on the APC and PDP.

The writer, Buchi Obichie, points out that while Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has been plagued with allegations of corruption for many years now, no substantive evidence has ever been put forward as proof of the validity of the claims.