Osun and the Demons of Our Doomed Democracy, by Ugoji Egubjo
We no longer have a sick democracy. We have a counterfeit one. Osun lays it bare. Every pathology is on open display. The capture of institutions. Tthe hunting of opposition. The casual slaughter of ordinary people. And the near-total resignation of the public to the farce. We have lost the capacity for shame. In Osun, […]
Our strong President and our big bishops
The bishops are fed up. They want the president to resign and return to his farm in Daura. They had met him two months ago, in February. They were sad but polite then. Now they believe righteousness lies in being brutally frank.
Adams Oshiomhole: The sort of crankshaft APC needs
The APC needs an overhaul. The vehicle was hurriedly assembled, cobbled. It was expected to fall apart even before the race began. It defied its disjointedness and many soothsayers, and creaked to victory in 2015.
The rise and rise of political extremism
Thugs came to the Senate. And took the mace. That sums it up. Fani Kayode wants the Arch Bishop of Canterbury tied to a stake, quartered and butchered. The Arch Bishop’s offense is that he supports President Buhari.
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Adebayo Shittu is the summary of our degenerate politics. He was elected into the Oyo house of Assembly at 26. He must have been such a promising prospect. He had two brief stints as commissioner in Oyo state. He was even the state Attorney General. Many must have had real hopes and perhaps confidence in him.
PDP: A hysterical, tabloid opposition
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