In politics, two years is an equivalent of a month or less. In this clime, politicians perpetually seek new ways of repositioning themselves ahead of a big test; one capable of shaping the life of a nation and its people. Although the next general elections are not due until 2023; governors elected on the platform of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have hit the road on what promises to be a long, bumpy ride to power, particularly at the centre, should Nigerians decide to give the party’s governance blueprint a trial once again.

Populism has become the common shelter for political apostates and accidental leaders caught in ideological quandary. It is doubtless that conventional politics has largely failed to deliver for the people.

By Ruth Olofin Words fail me to express how I feel about your death and to think that you have truly crossed over. Since the 3rd of April 2021 when I received the most shocking news in recent times, I have picked up my pen a few times to write this tribute but my tears […]

By Subir Bhaumik China’s President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is up against a huge challenge in what Beijing had started considering as its backyard. Pro-democracy protestors, who see China as the main backer of the military junta that seized power on Feb 1, have started attacking Chinese business interests as never before. […]

By Mayowa Olaniyan We are living in perilous times. A time of ultimatums, threats and evictions. A time of the herdsmen. A time where tribal fanatics have risen to become leaders of thought. A time where genuine statesmen are urgently needed to stem the tide of of mistrust, suspicion and deceit. We didn’t just get […]