“The emancipation of the poor must be the act of the poor themselves”—   Classical Socialist Thought  In the ever shifting terrain of Nigerian politics, where power has increasingly become the preserve of entrenched elites, the re-emergence of populist currents is both inevitable and necessary. Indeed, it is both a historical and contemporary need that must come […]

From last week continues the narrative on the Saturday, December 12, 1959 Federal elections with the results thus: In the Northern Region—3,258,520 (votes cast) and 89.4% (percentage poll); Eastern Region-1,929,754(votes cast) and 75.3% (percentage poll); Western Region-1,887, 209 and 71.2% (percentage poll); Lagos-110,072 (votes cast) and 76.2% (percentage poll). All prominent Nigerian political leaders were returned. […]

By Dele sobowale CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso, during his confirmation hearing, September 2023.  Thank God, there is one silver lining in a predominantly dark sky over Nigeria. The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has returned the institution to its former glory. Four Governors have managed the affairs of the bank, before him, since […]

In as much as many have undertaken to speak on the ongoing political crises in the country centering on the future of electoral politics, I have decided to make basic clarifications. My preferred surgical tools are the Antecedent, Behaviour and Consequence, ABC,  of what might, on the long run, endanger us all and, of course, condemn […]

The Bible said in John 1:29 that Jesus Christ is the “Lamb of God”, a sinless sacrifice provided by God to atone for our sins. And in John 3:16, it said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting […]

A popular actress joins a new church and decides to recommit herself to her faith. She takes it upon herself to perform a public ‘deliverance’ for a schoolgirl, who is still in her uniform. There are no teachers or parents in sight. Just the actress/pastor fiercely gripping the face of a teenager and performatively screeching at […]

No other group played a greater role than the media in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence. The British had to harass Nigerian media professionals using obnoxious laws that confiscated freedom of speech in the colony. The Newspaper Ordinance of 1903, the Seditious Offences Ordinance of 1909, the Criminal Code of 1916 and the Newspaper Registration Act […]

“There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about; because when you are neutral, you become an accomplice” – Christiana Anampour, CNN. For reasons too numerous to discuss, I had since my days in university vowed never to participate in politics by becoming a member of any political party. That should not be interpreted to […]

For a country whose presidents speak so rarely that citizens hear more from rumours, Wike’s media chats now feel like a genre of their own

Today parenthood can begin in a laboratory long before it begins in a bedroom. It can start with frozen eggs preserved against time, with donor profiles