Living in denial with loans and unimplemented budgets, by Adekunle Adekoya
ON October 1, the President made a broadcast to the nation about the state of the Nigerian state. In summary, the president said that “reforms are over, foundation laid for prosperity.” The president’s assertions have never been interrogated, except for sporadic attacks from leading opposition figures about specific items. I want to ask: What was […]
Fatality of Gusau’stenure, by Patrick Omorodion
Chief Lucky Igbinedion served as the Chairman of Oredo local government area of Edo state from 1987 to 1989. He did well in the eyes of the people. When he contested as governor in 1999 he was overwhelmingly voted with the hope that he would replicate what he did in Oredo for the entire Edo. […]
The Door Must Stay Open: What women in Nigerian universities have learned to fear, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Lecturer made her uncomfortable; supervisor asking to see her after hours, a hint that her academic future depends on becoming more accommodating
SEGUN ODEGBAMI: National Sports Commission – take the lead and solve Nigeria’s football problems
Nigerians are in pains. Two nights ago, the Falcons lost and failed to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in 35 years. It marked the climax of 12 years of being taken through avoidable pain and agony in losses, and frustration of failure to achieve what is easily within their […]
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, […]
Osun: Three Candidates, One Verdict and a State at the Crossroads, by Emmanuel Aziken
With campaign activities concluded and the electorate voting today for a governor, the contest has moved beyond the noise of rallies, endorsements and political promises. What remains is the hard arithmetic of voter mobilisation and the capacity of the leading parties to translate their structures into ballots. Fifteen candidates are on the ballot, but the […]
