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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 […]
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Wanted in Nigeria: Educated legislators

Our law makers have successfully developed a trait of unwittingly putting themselves up for sale. Once compromised, they are never painstaking enough to add a bit of logic to their bizarre conduct thereafter

Demons, Aso-Rock Villa, and the Nigerian gothic

In the 21st century, when people in various parts of the world are making artificial intelligence, and there is increasing and scary talk about “singularity,” when kids in middle schools are in workshops creating robots and exploring robotic applications,

Appearance, reality and the idols (4)

Exclusive attention on Jonathan’s government creates the unmistakable impression of a witch-hunt and a desire to cripple the opposition: it is like trying to remove a dangerous weed by cutting the visible parts and leaving the roots intact

Good and bad success

Failure is written into the very fabric of the gospel. When a man is determined to trust in God, he has to be ready to be a failure. He also has to be prepared to suffer violence and endure rejection. Even Jesus might call you a dog, but you must refuse to be discouraged. The crowd might try to shut you up, but you shout out the more.

And we kill our young don’t we?

A crowd gathered to see the brutal lynching of a seven-year-old and the look on the faces of the crowd should give concern as to why they stood by and watch while a child no matter what he may have done, could be seen as a spectator sport. What kind of people just stand by and watch and do nothing?

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