Right from the days of old, people express rage when things that should be smooth go awry. Especially when they know that efforts have been made to see good results. Notable instance of people expressing rage include Moses who God sent on an errand to deliver the tablet containing the Ten Commandments to the people […]

“Universities across the world rely not only on tuition fees and government/private subvention but also on sustainable financial vehicles such as endowments. An endowment fund ensures financial stability provides long term support for academic excellence, and strengthens a university’s competitiveness. Professor Lawrence I Ezemonye, Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada. “Numerous are the streams that lead […]

It is difficult to forget the well-known ideas in political science articulatedand advocated by William J. M. Mackenzie, a British born intellectual giant. Although he died some 3 decades ago, his extensive writings on democracy and political systems remain instructive. In particular, a look athis ideas on the “rules of the game” in politics would almost […]

President Bola Tinubu’s recent dismissal of Fegho Umunubo, his Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy who worked directly under Vice President Kashim Shettima, has triggered a fresh wave of speculation about the power dynamics inside Aso Rock. To many observers, the terse announcement that came from the president’s office, rather than the vice president’s, is another […]

Ballots are cast, results are announced, but power is… is negotiated in living rooms, brokered at midnight, and auctioned to highest patron