ECOWAS — beyond the glitter of new edifices
President Bola Tinubu’s ribbon-cutting for a gleaming new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja offered a flattering image of ambition — but brick and glass do not heal the fractures that threaten the community’s very purpose. Fifty-one years after its founding in 1975 in Lagos to promote economic integration, collective security, free movement and democratic stability across […]
Their Filth, Their Fist, Their Fate
THE House of Representatives has distinguished itself with the regular resort to the fist in resolving matters. This has become more regular since the life of the present assemblage in June 2007.
Deplorable Lagos Airport Road
AT the anniversary of the 1100th day in office of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos, diplomats who were part of the occasion brought up the deplorable condition of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in Ikeja, Lagos.
Fighting Crimes With Words
Criminals know these are empty threats. Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Emmanuel Ayoola, a retired Supreme Court Justice, while flagging off what he called “one million-man rally†of the National Anti-Corruption Volunteers Corps in Owerri contributed to the empty words.
Again No Leaders In Sight
FOR the second year running, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which recognises and celebrates excellence in African leadership, has announced no winner for the Mo Ibrahim Prize.
As Nigerians in diaspora applaud a progressive vision (2)
WHEN therefore Malam told his NIDOA audience in New Jersey that the success of his administration has been a philosophical commitment “guided by the universal principles of Shari’a which enjoin good governance in the running of the affairs of the stateâ€, he was essentially outlining the basic difference between the Kano model of moral leadership and contending models. What underlines the social contract between the Nigerian masses and their leaders?
