House of chiefs should be the next (6), by Eric Teniola
This week, we continue the series on why the House of Chiefs should be considered by the National Assembly. He was labour officer, Federal Ministry of Labour, Lagos, 1962–1963; lecturer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1963–1965; assistant professor of political science, California, 1969–1971; associate professor of African Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1972–1974; dean […]
El-Tufiakwa for El-Rufai
One of the memorable moments from the presidential campaign ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections featured then ruling party candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Chatham House in London in December 2022 allocating to leading members of his entourage responsibility for answering various questions from members of the public.
Tinubu and state capture, by Obi Nwakanma
I have made this point at various points in this column, that for a nation to claim “independence,” or legitimacy, it must have sovereign control of its state institutions. It should never be a transactional or “contract state.” Is Nigeria a sovereign state? I do not think so, because, currently, Nigeria does not seem in […]
Kano cases: Bravo to court of appeal, by Tonnie Iredia
Exactly three (3) weeks ago, that is, Sunday May 11, 2025, this column predicted that “Nigeria’s judiciary was set to rescue itself.” The article made several fundamental points. First, that Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere Ekun had chosen to depart from the course of timidity to which her predecessors had put themselves. Oh yes; rather than […]
PDP reaping what Obasanjo and Bode George sowed, by Dele Sobowale
“A precedent embalms a principle” – William Scott, 1745-1836, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 198 “Politicians are their own grave diggers” – Will Rogers, 1897-1935, VBQ p 191. I clocked 81 last month; and, if asked to list ten things which provide me with the most satisfaction, watching the gradual death of the People […]
The slap, the silence, and the cost of being a man, By Stephanie Shakaa
He didn’t react. Not because it didn’t hurt but because men have been conditioned to absorb moments like that without flinching
