Issues/Policy

Really, it was reckless of Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, to have unabashedly promised a festival of blood-letting for foreigners who may want to “interfere” with this month’s election. Although I understand the statement could […]

Good friends should be able to talk frankly and honestly to one another. This is also how it should be among old allies. If European and American diplomats have concerns about Nigeria, it does not […]

Lamin Sanneh (1942-2019), a foremost African theologian of our time from Gambia in West Africa, was called to great beyond on January 6, 2019, the Feast of Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ to the […]

“The ways of the spirit offer something that does not lend itself to be domesticated or controlled, or quantified. They call us to a journey of wonder and also to a journey of responsibility in […]

One of the novel ideas introduced by British administrators into what was then the Protectorate of Nigeria was the idea of representative government entailed in the British version of parliamentary democracy. The first election in […]

With the obvious dominance of the two major political parties and the imminent abortion of a third force, the dream of a youthful president this year is gradually receding. But those who have surrounded this […]

Niran Adedokun If you were looking for reasons why Nigeria has, despite its acclaimed potential, remained a dwarf in the comity of nations, you will find one in an event that took place at the […]

Those who are wont to glibly quote the immortal words of German Lutheran, Pastor Martin Niemoller, over every form of political skirmishing in Nigeria have now been finally handed a golden opportunity to go for […]

Some days ago, a joke circulated on social media and like jokes are wont to do, they satirise the truth of a social situation. The composer claimed to have eaten two Permanent Voter Cards: one […]

A two-year notice of commencement of the 2019 elections is down to just 10 days! Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had announced the dates for the 2019 elections on March 9, 2017 and […]

If the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, forgot to complete the statutory Code of Conduct forms, then he should not have the responsibility to administer the judicial arm of government, which interprets […]

By mid-2013, every person living in or travelling through the Yobe State capital knew that things were never as they used to be. It was a time of monstrous security challenges and diffused adversity. Boko […]

It is easier to make deals with China than with democrats.Donald Trump The Champion of the World, USA, is facing distress; and Donald Trump, the President, is expressing it in all manners. The fact remains […]

A peaceful and credible election in Nigeria is a good recipe for Africa. This is because, it will among other things open economic windows and make the continent richer and respected in the comity of […]

In the past one year, he has spent a great deal of time criss-crossing Nigeria, bringing hope to the despondent; presenting ideas as weapons; educating our future. Barack Obama was just a first-term senator from […]

Obiageli Ezekwesili (Oby for short), former World Bank Vice-President, former Minister of Education and co-founder of the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ (BBOG) is popular in Nigeria for her activism. She cuts the figure of one […]

In the democracy that Nigeria enjoys today, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka’s contribution has been huge and unambiguously massive. If the weight of contribution were coterminous with reward, Soyinka should have been awarded the presidency […]

When we point to the failure of government here…the difficulty with explaining an alternative to bad policy choices lies in this failure of the artisanal mind. How can a people who cannot properly count their […]