2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like […]
Northern Nigeria and a likely APC government in 2027: Negotiation or surrender? (Part I), by Usman Sarki
“A people can never rise from low estate as long as they are engrossed in the painful struggle for daily bread”, William Winwood Reade The evolution of politics in Nigeria has now reached a critical juncture where the question of Northern Nigeria’s interests and priorities can no longer be deferred or treated as an inconvenient distraction. […]
How Ted Turner sold newspapers in Nigeria, by Okoh Aihe
Global TV avatar, Ted Turner, whose audacious reasoning and business brinksmanship gave the world CNN, a pioneering effort in 24-hour broadcasting, passed last week at the age of 87. The global community has been talking about the man who displayed esoteric bravery and bravado to point the way forward and has left us with so much […]
A decade after, by Rotimi Fasan
It is exactly twenty years ago this week that this column made its debut. To mark this milestone, I have reproduced the piece published here on 11th May, 2016, the tenth anniversary of the column. It reflects very much my thoughts on the second decade of the column. IT was ten years ago this week […]
Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (3), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative about creation of new states in Nigeria. In applying this political consideration to the present exercise in States Creation however, we must remember that the United States of America with fifty States and Switzerland with twenty-five cantons have adhered strictly to the principles of Federalism. What is more, both the Constitution […]
Minister Alausa: Little learning is dangerous, by Owei Lakemfa
In my second year at the University of Ife in 1979, two students from the Federal Government College, Kano joined the Faculty of Arts. Awam Ampah and Funso Alabi fitted in perfectly. I was so impressed that when I went for youth service in Kano, one of the first places I familiarized myself with was the school, […]
