Fake independence: So, Tinubu can tell EFCC what to do! By Olu Fasan
Some Nigerians commit the delusional sin of believing that once a state institution has the word “independent” prefixed to its name, it is, indeed, independent. They believe that critical state agencies created by statute or the Constitution to ensure security and law and order, to guarantee justice and rule of law, to safeguard electoral integrity and […]
Effective communication in the workplace: Technology that helps rather than hinders(2), by Ruth Oji
Continued from last week Consider a scenario where an international consulting firm recognizes that consultants are struggling with digital communication overload. Rather than simply adding another tool, they conduct a thorough audit of how information is flowing and identify specific pain points. In this hypothetical case, they discover that critical project updates are scattered across email, […]
From Fisherman to Father of the Faithful: The Journey to the Papacy and the Evolution of Christianity (2), by Afe Babalola
The Modality for Choosing a Pope The election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive procedures in the world. Rooted in centuries of tradition and canon law, the process underscores the weight and spiritual authority of the Papacy within the Roman Catholic Church. When a Pope dies […]
The sociology of the “Northern Question” in Nigeria: A fundamental reasoning on some salient issues(2), by Usman Sarki
“Let us by all means be up and doing, setting the world to rights and sounding our own trumpets”– John Buchan The idea that Nigeria and its inhabitants can be grouped into clusters of South-Westerners, South-Southerners, South-Easterners, Middle Belters and Indigenous Minorities on one side and pitted against “Northerners” on the other side, makes for a […]
Time to take another look at Ribadu, by Ochereome Nnanna
How times have changed! Once upon a time in this country, the mere mention of “EFCC” (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) literally caused tremours among politicians, public officeholders and other highly exposed persons. But today, young men are popping up on Tiktok, boldly dancing on top of the Naira and daring EFCC to come and arrest […]
One reguIator for the broadcast industry, please, by Okoh Aihe
I had no prior information that the Kano State Government sought help from the NBC before coming up with a landmark decision on live political broadcast early in the month. But my source at the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, said there was indeed a stakeholders meeting on broadcasting early this year where the regulator, government and […]
JAMB and its ethnic traducers, by Rotimi Fasan
Now the hurly burly surrounding the fiasco that marred a part of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, is beginning to settle down with the retake of the exam and release of the result sometime today, I hope the ethnic warriors and closet bigots masquerading as thought and political leaders will, if they still have any […]
Nothing to be gained from declaration of state of emergency(6), by Eric Teniola
From last week, this is the concluding part of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s counter-submission in response to that of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa on the declaration of a state of emergency in the Western Region following the Action Group crisis there. “Thirdly I say- I said it outside this House and I want to repeat it on […]
N47 trillion later: A midterm reality check for state power, by Dakuku Peterside
The halfway mark of any journey invites a reckoning, and politics is no exception. In mature liberal democracies, the reckoning is built into the calendar: midterm elections test the strength of the governing party by subjecting its record to the electorate’s cold appraisal. One of the defining features of American-style liberal democracy is the midterm performance […]
Baba-Ahmed Returns: My Angry Class
Quote: “If anyone should be held responsible for Tinubu’s victory, it should be those who elevated region and religion as the prime determinants of their choices during the last election” . I was recently engaged by a group of young Nigerians who had just registered for my graduate class on Governance and Public Policy at a northern […]
Time insecurity and poverty in Nigeria
By Dele Sobowale ”Capital is a coward: it flees from wherever there is turbulence.” Time managementFor almost ten years, the idea has been disturbing my mind that perhaps the time has come in Nigeria when governments at all levels must consider security as an economic variable. Right now, Nigerians, in and out of government remain […]
Tunde Fanimokun and Jakande: The path of our fathers, by Owei Lakemfa
I anticipated lots of reactions to my April 12, 2025 column titled “How the military taught Nigerians the art of looting.” However, I did not expect an avalanche. It was as if I had made a monumental discovery on corruption. I have not! Some of the reactions suggested that multi-party democracy in a diverse religious and […]
Democracy in Africa and the dangers of a judicial selectorate, by Chidi Odinkalu
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In March 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin adjudication of the disputes over the presidential election that occurred the previous month in the country. Voting took place on 23 February. Two days later, on 25 February, the Electoral Commission announced the results giving the incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 59.28% of […]
Where the government fails…, by Obi Nwakanma
The mood of siege in Nigeria is palpable. It became very clear as I traveled across parts of Nigeria, testing the mood, and gathering insight over the last month. The Nigerian nation seems to be in the very last throes of death. I mean this literally. It also feels like nothing seems likely to save it […]
To my brother Bayo Onanuga, by Dele Sobowale
“If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business” – US President Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865. I address you as “my brother” not because you are Yoruba and Ijebu; but because you are a Nigerian. As a stubbornly […]
Let’s move JAMB’s Oloyede to INEC, by Tonnie Iredia
On May 9, 2025, Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The outcome shocked the nation as over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million candidates, that is 75%, who sat for the exam, reportedly scored below 200, the popularly acclaimed cut off mark for […]
