Lessons From Osun 2026 and the road to 2027: Parties, personalities and the coming contest (2), by Usman Sarki
The first part of this article concluded with the observation that while all politics may indeed be local, the economic hardship confronting Nigerians today is anything but local. But before examining how these conditions may shape the 2027 elections, the Osun experience invites us to confront an even more fundamental question: what exactly do our political parties […]
Republics within a Republic
Everything we are doing is in total contravention of the letter and spirit of ourlaws and the Constitution
Biafra: In peace or in pieces
The right of the Igbo or other ‘minorities’ to secede from a constitutionally governed Nigeria must be located in the complex hyacinth of these jurisprudential argument. And it is a right concurrent with –if not inferior to- the right of the democratic ‘majority’ to deny
Lowering of standards for admission into varsities: The role of JAMB, NUC and the Senate (2)
LAST week I began an examination of the reasons for the drop in the standard for admission into Nigerian Universities with a focus on the role played by the Joint Admissions Regulation Board and how overtime, Universities began to notice a general deficiency in candidates admitted through the examinations conducted by the body. As I will later discuss, several factors, some of which were directly traceable to JAMB itself, were responsible for this development. However it cannot be denied that certain other factors also contributed to the decline in the quality of students admitted into the Universities.
Who is lying to the Igbos and to the rest of Nigeria?
Corruption is the true root of marginalisation; the next time you hear the word “marginalisation” ask yourself what the political motives truly are
IPOB/MASSOB: Beyond the symbolism of a struggle
Were Igbo intellectuals and people of acumen not part of the Obasanjo administration? What did this do for the Igbo as a people?
