A Forecast Is Not a Verdict: Why The Economist Misreads 2027
By KOLA ALAPINNI The Economist’s “Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway” is a confident piece, and a narrow one. It grants the dislike, then treats it as electorally irrelevant. Incumbency, a split opposition, a Muslim Muslim ticket, and a public that expects little will, on this reading, carry President Bola Tinubu to […]
Oshiomhole and APC chairmanship saga
By Sunny Ikhioya WHATEVER is happening to the All Progressive Congress Party, APC, now did not come as a surprise. Some of us had predicted that the union of the reactionary Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and the progressive Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, will not stand the test of time. As oil and water […]
WTO: Africa’s chance and the Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala candidacy
By Yushau A. Shuaib WITH quite a reputation behind her, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appears to mean different things to different people across the spaces she has straddled. This is why I paused for a moment of contemplation when a professional colleague working in a multilateral institution abroad sought my opinion on the candidacy of Nigeria’s […]
Abiola Ajimobi’s widow and the politics of death
By Kingsley Alumona IT would be unnecessary to dwell on the circumstances surrounding the demise of the immediate-past Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. I would be reflecting on the way his death has been dragged into the circus of politics by some persons who should be respectfully mourning him. Unfortunately, the senator’s widow, Mrs. […]
A journey so far in governance
By Allison Abanum NATURE, a ruthlessly effective force, is a perfect example of the undeniable parallel drawn between time and quality. A maize plant takes a relatively smaller time to germinate, mature and bear fruits. It produces lovely corn cubs useful in so many ways in its season. The plant itself dries away in hope […]
Justice should start in the house of law
By Israel Osa To borrow a statement credited to the President of Singapore, the most prosperous nation on earth, “Appointments to positions in their country is not based on state of origin, region, educational height or qualification, political connection, etc, but careful screening of who the best candidate for the position is and selection of […]
