Who is considered to be a rising star in Nigerian politics?

This university professor might just stand a chance at cracking Nigerian politics' glass ceiling. ... Sonaiya, who won just 13,000 votes, was a sideshow; Buhari clinched the victory, and many considered the election to be merely a race between two candidates. But, eh. “I achieved what I wanted,” she says. read more

Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama. Photograph: Harper Collins The new book by Garrow, who describes himself as “essentially a Bernie Sanders democratic socialist”, offers a taste of how Obama’s legacy is likely to be contested. read more

Kyrian Chukwuemeka Echekwu’s debut book, “Nigerian Politics and Corruption: The Challenges Before the Nigerian Church as a Socio-moral Actor” (published by iUniverse), which is a critical review of Nigerian politics focuses mainly on politics and the vices found in politics, that is corruption, bad leadership, injustice, etc. read more

Adebisi Alimi: Gay Nigerian Actor Puts His Sexuality In The Spotlight : Goats and Soda The rising star was the first Nigerian to come out on national TV, was nearly beaten to death in his home and is now an international activist for LGBT rights and for men with HIV. read more