2027: Atiku’s kitchen-sink strategy betrays crude populism, by Olu Fasan
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is adopting a kitchen-sink approach to next year’s presidential race. A “kitchen-sink approach” involves throwing everything at a problem regardless of what works or doesn’t. That’s precisely what Atiku is doing by promising to tackle every conceivable vexed issue if he becomes president next […]
The log in America’s eye, by Azu Ishiekwene
Apart from tariffs, another word that the Trump presidency is fond of is genocide. First, it was South Africa. During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House last May, President Donald Trump played a video suggesting that white South Africans were under genocidal attack. It was a fake video, of course, but Ramaphosa […]
Cost of governance: Playing ostrich with the economy, by Adekunle Adekoya
EARLIER in the week, two renowned economists, one a businessman and the other a traditional ruler used the occasion of a book launch by the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference in Abuja to speak truth to power. They are HRH Muhammad Sanusi II, Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and […]
Is the ADC Tinubu’s puppet? By Donu Kogbara
Omoyele Sowore, the controversial activist and owner of Sahara Reporters, recently stated in a Channels TV interview with Seun Akinbaloye that Tinubu is “in complete control” of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, coalition…and that “all” of the main ADC politicians are secretly working for Tinubu behind the scenes. This is an explosive claim; and the possibility that […]
Tinubu and the politics, morality of presidential pardons, by Olu Fasan
Pardon. An act so seemingly innocuous it should never be controversial. Yet, recently, a state pardon provoked public opprobrium in Nigeria. Why? Because it was wrapped in crude politics and stripped of morality. Pardons are much like gifts: they have a deceptive innocence. For instance, gifts are rooted in customs and tradition, but they are also […]
How to read smartly for exams when the material feels overwhelming, by Ruth Oji
One of the common frustrations among students preparing for exams is the sheer volume of material they are expected to read. Over an academic semester, you may have accumulated lecture notes, slides, recommended texts, supplementary readings, and online class notes across eight or nine courses. Just thinking about it can cause the heart to race. And […]
