Northern Nigeria and a likely APC government in 2027: Negotiation or surrender? (Part I), by Usman Sarki
“A people can never rise from low estate as long as they are engrossed in the painful struggle for daily bread”, William Winwood Reade The evolution of politics in Nigeria has now reached a critical juncture where the question of Northern Nigeria’s interests and priorities can no longer be deferred or treated as an inconvenient distraction. […]
Who is After Obi, Kwankwaso Again? By Azu Ishiekwene
The former Labour Party presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, thinks he is Nigeria’s most misunderstood politician. Why is it hard for us to see that his serial party flipping is not a sign of desperation but a tactic of survival for our own good? Why, even though he has flipped political parties five times in three election […]
Attacks: Many South Africans have always been hostile, by Adekunle Adekoya
I first came into contact with South Africa remotely, through a book, Cry, the Beloved Country, written by Alan Patton ( 11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988). It was a novel given to me to read by my father, in 1974. It was the first introduction to my growing mind on what life was like in […]
Africans shouldn’t join our xenophobic South African brothers in lunacy, by Owei Lakemfa
South Africa united Africa and the Black Race more than any other as we fought Apartheid, one of the most evil systems humans ever created. Apartheid was backed by some of the most powerful countries in the world such as the United States, United Kingdom and Israel which also practices an Apartheid variant called Zionism. But, […]
2027: A divided opposition will aid Tinubu’s return, by Olu Fasan
It is a common political maxim, bearing more than a kernel of truth. Divided parties don’t win elections. Equally, a divided opposition can’t defeat a determined incumbent, however appalling its performance. That truism has played out twice in Nigeria’s recent past and seems likely to repeat itself in next year’s presidential election. In 2015, the Peoples […]
Gov Radda’s digital revolution in Katsina, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When I told a couple of friends on Saturday that I was going to Katsina State, they asked the same question: Must you go? My affirmative answer elicited a familiar, albeit cryptic admonition: I hope you made adequate security arrangements. That is how scared most people, particularly in the South, are right now about Katsina, […]
