American midterm lesson for Nigeria: When the people are angry, governments fall, by Ejiro Ofoye
The outcome of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections in the United States has once again demonstrated an important truth about democracy: no political party, no president and no government is bigger than the people. The American electorate has delivered a significant political message, one that should attract serious attention from political leaders, particularly those […]
Anthony Asiwaju: 40-year Inaugural Lecture that humanised African borders, by Owei Lakemfa
Anthony Ijaola Ayinla Asiwaju was unaware when he delivered his inaugural lecture on December 12, 1984 that it would change his life forever. More importantly, that with that step, he was transforming our consciousness of the seemingly inanimate colonial boundaries of Africa into the living things that they are in reality. The lecture had […]
In the Matter of GTBank’s persecution of poor bloggers, by Chidi Odinkalu
By the time Muhammadu Buhari ran for a second presidential term in 2019, it seemed clear that the judicial process in many parts of the country had been actively co-opted in the intimidation of civic opponents of the government, both real and imagined. The case of Steven Kefas was a defining moment in that process. Steven […]
In the matter of GTBank’s persecution of poor bloggers by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu By the time Muhammadu Buhari ran for a second presidential term in 2019, it seemed clear that the judicial process in many parts of the country had been actively co-opted in the intimidation of civic opponents of the government, both real and imagined. The case of Steven Kefas was a defining […]
Tax reforms: Bogus alarms by Nigerian politicians, by Tonnie Iredia
Whoever is fooling who, our politicians, be they apostles or opponents of President Tinubu, need to recognize that Nigeria does not belong to them alone
Eguavoen’s Clarion call, by Patrick Omorodion
Tahar Djaout was an Algerian journalist, poet and fiction writer who lived for just 39 years but his words will live forever. He was assassinated in 1993 by the Armed Islamic Group in his country for ostensibly always speaking the truth. He once said, “silence is death. If you speak, you die. If you are […]
