Gowon’s memoirs: Nigeria owes Awolowo an eternal debt, by Olu Fasan
Last week, I started a discussion of General Yakubu Gowon’s multi-themed memoirs, My Life of Duty & Allegiance. My focus was on the book’s general tone, which I find unduly self-justificatory. In his attempts to defend his legacy, General Gowon presents himself as a saintly figure who did no wrong as a leader, whereas some […]
The fuss about Kemi Badenoch, by Azu Ishiekwene
DONALD Trump’s election overshadowed Kemi Badenoch’s emergence as the leader of the Tory Party of Britain. Yet, no one gets the worst political job in one of the world’s oldest political parties and walks away quietly. This is especially the case when the candidate is a straight-talking, ideological woman and a child of an immigrant in […]
GDP growth report: Whose figures? By Adekunle Adekoya
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.” — Mark Twain (1835-1910). Please note that Mark Twain himself attributed it to former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) LAST Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, released a report on the National Gross Domestic Product for Q1 2024, that is, the first three months […]
Changing The African Governance Narrative, by Donu Kogbara
I first met Professor Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu in 2018 when he was daring to dream and trying to become the President of Nigeria. His razor-sharp erudition did not prevent him from being friendly and down-to-earth. He somehow managed to combine being a proud native of Anambra State and patriotic son of the Naija soil with being […]
Trumpism set to upset the world, by Owei Lakemfa
Unto us, a man-child is again born by the United States, US, electorate. Donald Trump is actually a reincarnation sent to upset the world. Friends like the European Union and neigbouring Canada are jittery for he is unpredictable and, foes like China are girding their loins. Trump is the weird one the incompetent and visionless […]
Decriminalising Nigeria’s democratic estate, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
A lot has been agitating my mind in recent times on the state of our union and why evil seems to continually thrive over good. Why is it that the things which disqualify people in other climes from holding public office are exactly what is needed by an average Nigerian politician to be considered astute? In […]
