The recent decision by the United States House of Representatives to approve an amendment seeking to suspend American assistance to Nigeria until the federal government demonstrates measurable progress in protecting vulnerable communities, particularly Christians, has generated passionate reactions across political, diplomatic and religious circles. The measure, which was attached to the Fiscal Year 2027 State Department […]

This week continues the series on insecurity in Nigeria In a letter to the President, Chief Awolowo said, as far as he was concerned, the President had destroyed the efficacy of the meeting by making the intention for the meeting public. He said he would nevertheless attend the meeting in spite of what he called “the […]

By Dele Sobowale “Economic policies should be assessed based on their impact on the welfare of citizens. Any economic policy that does not improve on the welfare of the people is inherently ineffective.” Emir of Kano,  Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, July 16, 2026.  Tinubunomics, based on HRH Sanusi’s measure of economic policy effectiveness, has, so far, been […]

“Economic policies should be assessed based on their impact on the welfare of citizens. Any economic policy that does not improve on the welfare of the people is inherently ineffective.” Emir of Kano,  Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, July 16, 2026.  Tinubunomics, based on HRH Sanusi’s measure of economic policy effectiveness, has, so far, been a resounding failure […]

I have described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies as Tinubunomics. That is, an economic system based on resource extraction from the citizenry to the state, but without corresponding public investment. I have said much on this, and there is a lot more to be said. But for the moment, how should we conceptualize or describe […]

The transformative Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders.  So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos  about  its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. My interest here is its […]

Can an entire month’s salary buy enough nutritious food to feed a family for a month?
For many Nigerians today, the answer is no

“In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them, we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 124. “It was beautiful and simple; as all truly […]

From history, it is easy to find reports on early Nigerian elections which reflected some high degree of crudity which were enough to convince everyone that even those declared as winners were themselves not persuaded that they went through what looked like an election. In those days, politicians won elections by pouring acid into the ballot […]

Last weekend, I finally got to binge-watch The Polygamist on Netflix. The show is based on ‘The Polygamist’, a book by Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi. Not surprisingly, Sue Nyathi said in one of her interviews, that she drew on her experience of observing polygamous households as she was growing up. I had read some reviews […]