By Philip Obazee There is a ritual to Nigerian political disappointment. A new administration arrives on a wave of expectation; a year in, the expectations begin to sour; by the middle of the term, the citizenry has concluded that the government is incompetent, captured, or indifferent; and by the end, another president is dismissed as […]

By Tunji Olaopa In an earlier reflection I titled “Deepening Policy Intelligence in Government: Politicians and Technocrats as Strategic Partners,” I argued that one solid means by which the policy function of government can be deepened and consolidated is through a structural and institutional framework that reinvent the town-and-gown partnership model that allows government to […]

By Abiodun AdedireIn tracing the remarkable journey of Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, one truth stands out unmistakably: he is a man who has devoted his life to the service of his people and the preservation of Yoruba identity. In an era when many cultures face the threat of erosion, it takes courage, steadfastness, and […]

By Kunle Adegboye As the August 15 governorship election approaches, Bola Oyebamiji’s candidacy carries an unmistakable signal from Abuja that could prove decisive. The signals from Abuja have grown impossible to ignore. In Bola Oyebamiji, President Bola Tinubu appears to have found a familiar political archetype: the steady technocrat, shaped by institutions rather than rallies, whose value […]

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou Weeds are characteristically pushful. They are characteristically pushful because they have their own  ideology of annexation as their directional substratum. The ideology of weeds is to proliferate and annex an area that is not theirs. Annexation-bent they rapidly multiply the number of their invasive soldiers through growth as creepers, undergrowth, shrubs and […]