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Election without political parties: outlook towards 2027, by Usman Sarki

Election without political parties: outlook towards 2027, by Usman Sarki

“Political parties created democracy, and modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of the parties.” — E. E. Schattschneider I sometimes wonder if Schattschneider would review his opinion on the centrality of political parties in a democratic dispensation if he had anticipated the situation in Nigeria today. In 2022, I was invited to serve as […]
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Tragic a nation without heroes or in need of heroes, by Owei Lakemfa

Tragic a nation without heroes or in need of heroes, by Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria is like an orphan. A country without heroes.  The political leadership over the    decades have been held in suspicion by a frustrated citizenry whose situation simply gets worse.    The country    does not seem to have heroes that    generations can look up to or, can inspire.     The famous German writer,   Bertolt […]

Dangote illuminates Nigeria’s abandoned values, by Tonnie Iredia

Dangote illuminates Nigeria’s abandoned values, by Tonnie Iredia

In precolonial Africa, the societal values of honesty, respect and fairness were influenced by shared norms and beliefs which fostered healthy relationships. Everyone cherished the values and no one needed to be threatened with written sanctions in order to keep faith with the norms. Perhaps, the most important factor which aided general acceptance of shared […]

AFCON: On your marks, set…., by Patrick Omorodion

AFCON: On your marks, set…., by Patrick Omorodion

For 29 days beginning from today, all eyes would be focused on Morocco, the new bride of the Confederation of African Football, CAF and Federation of International Football Associations, FIFA, as they host the 30th edition of the African Nations Cup, AFCON. This competition holds every two years and on even number days until 2013 […]