LEBANON is a fragile country held together by common sense. As a distinct nation, it has been involved in 21 pre-colonial wars, two colonial wars and 11 post-colonial wars. It has 18 officially recognised religious sects: 12 Christian, four Muslim, the Druze and Judaism. Its experiences in conflicts have taught it to evolve a system of proportional representation with its 128 parliamentary seats evenly shared between Christians and Muslims.The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian, the Prime Minister, a Sunni Muslim, and the Speaker, a Shi’a Muslim.

  The restoration of Nigeria’s democracy in 1999 brought excitement to Nigerians, especially democrats famed for their repulsion to military dictatorship. The transition from military to civilian rule saw the general elections conducted and supervised by the military junta of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar almost hitch-free. However, the rhythms changed when the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s – […]

There is an invigorating conundrum that many politicians currently in and out of power across the country have found a hard row to hoe. That riddle is Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu – the Jagaban of Borgu land, Asiwaju of black man’s continent and former governor of Lagos State, the centre of excellence. Tomorrow, March 29th, the enigma adds another year. Despite his being misunderstood by fickle minded reactionaries, his greatness continues to soar, limitlessly.

AS Nigerians get set to usher in the Ninth National Assembly, especially in the House of Representatives, in June this year, the quest for who emerges as Speaker has rightly dominated discourse in the polity.

IN 1984, when we all stood in awe of Decree Four, to differ from officialdom as represented by Nigeria’s military junta headed by Muhammadu Buhari was a perilous path to perdition. The soldiers brooked no dissent as they waved the draconian law before all, notably newsmen.