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By Hon. Kenneth Gbandi The Senate President and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria When the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio, openly declared on national television that nine states of the federation have no network coverage due to insecurity, he did more than make a statement. He issued a self-indictment, one that exposes the depth of failure, complacency, and moral bankruptcy at the highest level of our national leadership. In any serious democracy, such an admission would trigger national outrage, immediate policy action, and possibly resignation. In Nigeria, it was delivered casually,…

By Kenneth Gbandi Punch Newspaper Headline 2023 The answer to this question is as obvious as it is unsettling. Too many of those currently occupying Nigeria’s legislative chambers know deep down that they would not survive a truly free, fair, and transparent election. Electoral manipulation has become their political life support, and any reform that threatens it is therefore treated as an existential danger. The Nigerian Senate’s recent refusal to pass Real-Time Electronic Transmission of Election Results into law, coming on the heels of its earlier rejection of Diaspora Voting Rights, is not an isolated legislative misjudgment. It is part…

By Hon. Kenneth Gbandi Senator Adams Oshiomhole This is not about morality, nor about whom Senator Adams Oshiomhole chooses to engage with in public displays of affection or romance. It is about survival, the survival of a generation whose future is being stolen in broad daylight, yet is left struggling even to find the strength to fight for it. The recent video of Senator Adams Oshiomhole aboard a private jet, wrapped in a moment of public intimacy, may eventually fade into just another episode of social media entertainment, a fleeting clip for laughter and gossip. But in truth, it is…

By Hon. Kenneth Gbandi Foto credit: @Laurestar X.com Nigeria is bleeding, and the state is asleep at the wheel. From Ekiti to Agwara, from Kaduna to towns across the North and Central regions, a stark pattern emerges: attacks happen, citizens suffer, and the government looks the other way. In the early hours of Sunday, February 1, 2026, Agwara town in Niger State came under a coordinated armed assault again on one of the states in the republic by non state actors acting with precision and impunity. Residents were terrorized, homes invaded, and lives once again shattered in the never ending…

By Hon. Kenneth C. Gbandi Mr. Omokri described President Tinubu as a “drug lord” during a televised interview Nigeria today is not only before its domestic courts; it is before the unforgiving court of global opinion. In that court, credibility is not judged by political loyalty or convenient recantations, but by consistency. From a diaspora diplomatic perspective, the controversy surrounding Reno Omokri’s past allegations against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his subsequent emergence as a diplomatic figure raises a question larger than any individual: how seriously does Nigeria treat credibility in public representation? For Nigerians in the diaspora, credibility is…

AH January 28 2026 Erlangen 13.1.2026 Dr. Herzberger-Fofana with Dr. Florian Janik, mayor of the city of Erlangen ©Erlangen Town Hall Press Offic The City of Erlangen has decided to award honorary citizenship to Ms Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, former City Councillor and former Member of the European Parliament (2019–2024). She thus becomes the second woman in the city’s history and the First Black woman from African descent to receive this distinction. With the appointment of Dr. Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, she is, after Dinah Radtke, the second woman to be awarded this honour in Erlangen. Since 1822, over a period spanning more than…

By Hon. Kenneth Gbandi History teaches us a humbling truth: even the strongest among men are fragile. Power is fleeting, strength is temporary, and time unyielding and impartial eventually touches us all. The recent stumbles of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his official visit to Turkey are a stark reminder of this reality. They are not moments to celebrate but to reflect upon the humanity behind the office. Old age is meant to be a blessing, not a curse. It is a season that demands respect, empathy, and wisdom. Every leader who has shaped history whether in the corridors of…

By Hon. Kenneth C. Gbandi President Tinubu and Chief Ayodele Oke For Nigerians in the diaspora, corruption is not an abstract debate. It is often the reason many left and the enduring lens through which Nigeria is judged abroad. Few developments illustrate this tension more sharply than reports surrounding the renomination of Chief Ayodele Oke, former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), as an ambassador years after he was charged in connection with a 2017 cash discovery involving $43 million, £28,000 and ₦23 million, all allegedly found in a Lagos apartment linked to him. At the time, the incident…

By Hon. Kenneth C. Gbandi Delta State stands at a defining moment in its political and developmental history. Endowed with oil wealth, strategic geography, and one of the most educated populations in the Niger Delta, the state should by now be a benchmark for sub-national development in Nigeria. Instead, when placed beside peer states of similar standing, Delta’s performance exposes a troubling gap between potential and reality. This is not a partisan critique, but a civic reflection on governance, leadership choices, and the cost of misplaced priorities. For over two decades, Delta State has ranked among the top recipients of…

By Roy Ofori, Amaechi Okoro, and MacGodwin Iweajunwa: 22 January 2026 Hon. Gbandi (in red cap) receiving NIDO Leadership Award, flanked by members of NIDOE Exco and members of the Irish parliament in Dublin, Ireland during one of the NIDOE AGM Copyright AH Media In an engaging and substantive dialogue, Hon. Kenneth C. Gbandi, immediate past National Deputy Chairman Diaspora and current Leader of ADC Diaspora, laid out a visionary framework for the Nigerian Diaspora to play a direct and meaningful role in shaping credible elections, strengthening democratic institutions, and promoting civic participation across the homeland. The discussion, anchored by…