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Tunde Fanimokun and Jakande: The path of our fathers, by Owei Lakemfa

Tunde Fanimokun and Jakande: The path of our fathers, by Owei Lakemfa

I anticipated  lots of reactions  to my April 12, 2025 column titled  “How the military taught Nigerians the art of looting.” However, I did not expect an avalanche. It was as if I had made a monumental discovery  on corruption. I have not!   Some of the reactions suggested that multi-party democracy in a  diverse religious  and […]

Democracy in Africa and the dangers of a judicial selectorate, by Chidi Odinkalu

Democracy in Africa and the dangers of a judicial selectorate, by Chidi Odinkalu

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In March 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin adjudication of the disputes over the presidential election that occurred the previous month in the country. Voting took place on 23 February. Two days later, on 25 February, the Electoral Commission announced the results giving the incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 59.28% of […]

Where the government fails…, by Obi Nwakanma

Where the government fails…, by Obi Nwakanma

The mood of siege in Nigeria is palpable. It became very clear as I traveled across parts of Nigeria, testing the mood, and gathering insight over the last month. The Nigerian nation seems to be in the very last throes of death. I mean this literally. It also feels like nothing seems likely to save it […]

To my brother Bayo Onanuga, by Dele Sobowale

To my brother Bayo Onanuga, by Dele Sobowale

“If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business” – US President Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865. I address you as “my brother” not because you are Yoruba and Ijebu; but because you are a Nigerian. As a stubbornly […]

Let’s move JAMB’s Oloyede to INEC, by Tonnie Iredia

Let’s move JAMB’s Oloyede to INEC, by Tonnie Iredia

On May 9, 2025, Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The outcome shocked the nation as over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million candidates, that is 75%, who sat for the exam, reportedly scored below 200, the popularly acclaimed cut off mark for […]