Osun, EFCC, and the darkness democracy must never invite
By Moshood Oshunfurewa Democracy is often celebrated for its elections, vibrant campaigns, and peaceful transfer of power. Yet these visible features alone do not define a healthy democratic system. The true strength of democracy lies in the confidence citizens have in the institutions established to protect justice, uphold the rule of law, and ensure fairness. Institutions […]
Buhari’s war against terrorism and echoes of victory from northern Borno
The fight against insurgency in Nigeria precedes this present administration. The level of destructions experienced regarding physical and emotional impacts are unquantifiable.
Why Saraki may leave APC
WITH his emergence as the President of the Senate in June 2018, Senator Bukola Saraki stirred up a hornets’ nest among the political cabal, who saw his emergence as an affront and a challenge to their political dominance and supremacy. Observers had said his emergence betrayed all political logic and permutations of the political cabal, […]
Day of the African Child: Ethical governance and best practices
It seems that there is hardly anyone out there to protect Africa’s children, the bulk of the continent’s population
The Adebayo Adedeji example by Reuben Abati
Professor Adebayo Adedeji, the towering intellectual, scholar, pan-Africanist, international civil servant and pioneer Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations (1975 -1991) died on April 25, 2018 at the ripe age of 87.
Ikpeazu’s proverbial signs
YOU cannot take it away from him: Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is a born humourist, a witty country boy that is groomed in the best of agrarian and cosmopolitan values. During the campaigns in 2015, he left his followers with a message: Unu ja akota sign. This message has since become a popular cliché in Abia State, transforming into a socio-political construct that re-occurs in every political discussion in the state.
