Crossing the red line by the Opposition and Government(3), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative on the 1959 elections, the nation-wide campaigns and the accusations and counter- accusations by rival party leaders of infractions by supporters of other parties. For instance, Alhaji Aliyu Makama Bida had said that Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his supporters had violated Northern traditions, for which they would never be […]
We have a choice on liberal democracy (5)
The Middle East is also a place where threats that will menace the world in the 2030s may play out early, including nuclear proliferation, extreme weather and even greater inequality, as weak countries fall further behind
We have a choice on liberal democracy (4), By Eric Teniola
These ideas and beliefs influenced the American Revolution and the French Revolution, which gave birth to the philosophy of liberalism and instituted forms of government that attempted to put the principles of the Enlightenment philosophers into practice.
We have a choice on liberal democracy (3)
From last week continues the narrative on liberal democracy, its shortcomings, source, forms and distinction with other systems of governance LIBERAL democracy traces its origins—and its name—to the Age of Enlightenment. The conventional views supporting monarchies and aristocracies were challenged at first by a relatively small group of Enlightenment intellectuals who believed that human affairs […]
We have a choice on liberal democracy (2), By Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative that if the views of Dr Kayode Fayemi and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo are anything to go by Nigerians should be worried at the validity of our democracy AFTERWARDS empiricism in the philosophy of science emphasises evidence, especially as discovered in experiments. It is a fundamental part of the scientific […]
We have a choice on liberal democracy, By Eric Teniola
While speaking at the event, the ex-governor criticised the “winner-takes-all” nature of Nigeria’s democracy
