Tactical voting: How opposition can defeat Tinubu without a sole candidate, by Olu Fasan
This is authorial licence. I am writing about a subject on which I have no particular interest, by which I mean that I’m not rooting for any candidate in next year’s presidential election. However, I am fascinated by how the opposition parties have been “strategising” to unseat President Bola Tinubu, yet doing so in fits […]
Nasir el-Rufai doth protest too much, by Rotimi Fasan
In his latest tirade about the state of the nation (clear evidence of aggravated trauma following the gut punch he received from Abuja when the Senate rejected his nomination as a ministerial nominee), Nasir el-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State and election-time supporter of Bola Tinubu, has described the Tinubu administration as the worst Federal […]
Award of the titles of Barrister and Solicitor separately, by Afe Babalola
In the common law world, some countries maintain a split legal profession by separately recognising the roles of “barrister” and “solicitor”. This division stems primarily from historical ties to the British legal system and reflects differing responsibilities and professional pathways within the legal field. Countries such as the United Kingdom (particularly England and Wales), Australia, Canada […]
Fulani expansion war, a federal pet, by Ochereome Nnanna
Before his sudden, mysterious death, former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, left us with an enduring, prophetic soundbite. He said: “If an insurgency lasts for more than 24 hours, then, know that government has a hand in it”. Way back on May 8, 2014, The Cable newspaper published a retweet of the late General’s daughter, […]
The “Renewed Hope” Agenda and Nigeria’s foreign policy: Some suggestions on the actualisation of the “4Ds” objectives (2), by Usman Sarki
“The President shall hold regular meetings – for the purposes of (a) determining the general direction of domestic and foreign policies of the Government of the Federation”- Section 148(2), Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended) of 1999 A holistic conceptualisation and implementation of the “4Ds” agenda will require a robust assessment of the […]
For AI, another layer in the stack? By Okoh Aihe
The unveiling of the Artificial Intelligence Collective last week by Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, is a good call by the Nigerian government to play a lead role in the development and deployment of AI to resolve socio-economic challenges while developing new opportunities. The Collective is a gathering of experts […]
