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In The National Interest: UK launch exposes deep frustrations about Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

In The National Interest: UK launch exposes deep frustrations about Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

Last week, on October 7, the London School of Economics, LSE, hosted the UK launch of my book In The National Interest: The Road to Nigeria’s Political, Economic and Social Transformation. Two LSE faculties—the Department of International Relations and the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa—collaborated to organise the book launch, which included a public lecture. […]
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The Salvation of the soul (2)

The Salvation of the soul (2)

When a man sins against God, he does not realise that he is also sinning against his own soul. He is actually condemning his own soul to death. God says: “He who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.” (Proverbs 8:36).

Pythons do not dance

Pythons do not dance

There is never a smoke without a fire. Somewhere in-between all these is the problem of distrust. There is deep distrust of President Buhari in the South East, and the president continues to fuel it

Donald Trump and the “cunning of reason”

Donald Trump and the “cunning of reason”

Virtually all the commentaries in the Nigerian media concerning the largely surprising outcome of the November 8 presidential election in the United States of America suffer from one fundamental defect: they were not situated within a philosophical theory or paradigm which alone can give intellectual depth and meaning to such an important event pregnant with possibilities of global ramifications.

INEC needs more than men of integrity

INEC needs more than men of integrity

As part of the determination of government to ensure hitch-free elections in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari last Wednesday swore in six new Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to strengthen the work of the commission. On the occasion, the President charged the commissioners to be firm and fair in the discharge of their duties adding that his government would rely on them to help consolidate the integrity of the electoral body.