Peace on paper, peril in practice: Why 2027’s elections remain at risk, by Dakuku Peterside
There is something reassuring about political rivals gathering beneath one roof to sign a common promise of peace. In a country where elections have too often been accompanied by intimidation, inflammatory rhetoric, and violence, the symbolism matters. It affirms that opponents are adversaries, not enemies, and that the pursuit of power must remain subordinate to the survival […]
The harebrained anti-el-Rufai Owerri ‘protest’, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
As an Igbo, ever mindful of the country’s chequered political history, when the news filtered in on Saturday that the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, a scion of the North and major opposition politician, had been whisked away from the venue of the Odenigbo Lecture in Owerri amid protest, my first reaction was, […]
Tinubu’s policies are killing manufacturing; that’s nothing to brag about! By Olu Fasan
A braggart by nature, President Bola Tinubu is never shy of boasting about what he, self-referentially, believes are his achievements in managing Nigeria’s economy. Recently, he boasted that his administration had met its revenue target for 2025 sooner than expected in August and would no longer borrow domestically. Speaking to members of a group called The […]
Executive presence: Pulling it all together, by Ruth Oji
Over the past few weeks, we have examined the dimensions of executive presence. If you recall, we described executive presence as the often-intangible quality that separates leaders who merely occupy positions from those who inspire confidence and command respect. We began with vocal authority and physical comportment, exploring how your voice and body language create immediate […]
On good governance and accountability: Recipes for rescuing Nigeria (2), by Usman Sarki
“But an active despair has often triumphed over the assurance of indolent success”— Edward Gibbon The sense of active despair is the only resort that Nigerians are left with, to exhibit their repudiation of their state of anonymity and conditions of restless search for solutions to their pathetic and abject nothingness. Having been reduced to the […]
Is El-Rufai also among the prophets? Perhaps when he makes Obi president, by Rotimi Fasan
Since Nasir el-Rufai, the disaffected former governor of Kaduna State, lost his mojo after being played by his former friends in the All Progressives Congress, APC, he has assumed the status of a prophet. With all the petulance he can muster, he has promised to send President Bola Tinubu back to Lagos, away from the soft […]
