Boycott the boycottables (3), by Eric Teniola
This week, we continue the narrative on boycott of elections in Nigeria On December 21, 1964, the Central Working Committee of NCNC rejected the 61 unopposed candidates in the North. Secretary F. S. McEwen said, “We do not regard these seats as won by the NPC,” adding that the party had decided on a “course of […]
From presidential candidate to running mate: Kwankwaso’s strategic calculations, by Olu Fasan
Lord Palmerston, a 19th-century British Prime Minister, famously coined the saying: “There are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” He was talking about relations between nations. However, Nigerian politicians have unashamedly hijacked the maxim to justify their utterly unprincipled,chameleonic behaviour. Nigeria is a country where politicians go to bed saying one thing and […]
How to ask questions that show you’re really thinking, by Ruth Oji
Structured reasoning determines how intelligent people think you are. Not what you know. Not how creative you are. Not how hard you’ve worked, but how clearly you organize and present your thinking. This is non-negotiable. Your emails get read or ignored based on it. Your essays earn distinctions or mediocre grades based on it. Your business […]
Agbogidi: His Royal Majesty, my friend, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When I stepped out of the main auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) to welcome Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, to TheNiche lecture on April 23, 2026, I knew the sacrifice he made to be there. Yet, my “thank you Agbogidi for coming” greeting was gently rebuffed with a riposte: “I wasn’t […]
The terror messengers of the south-west, by Rotimi Fasan
Beyond being an act of defiance, the terrorist attack on Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities in the Orire LGA of Ogbomoso, was a clear message to the Yoruba that they are not immune to the murderous antics of the invaders that have turned different parts of the north and Middlebelt of Nigeria into killing fields. These […]
DSO: Before euphoria blinds reason and pain, by Okoh Aihe
Concerning DSO, there is fresh excitement, optimism and great expectation preceding the July launch, and I am happy to share in all the euphoria. After blowing over N60bn on a project that smaller African nations have since concluded but which remains in a convoluted suspense here, you won’t blame anybody for hoping once more. The word […]
