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Buhari needs to take a hard look at himself
How much more unfortunate can a people be. Nigerians voted for a man they thought, based on his antecedents, would…
The gloves are finally off
The pretences are over: Nigeria is fast sliding into full blown dictatorship and authoritarianism. Human rights,…
The rapacious Nigerian middle class
The middle class, that broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the…
Can we hold our leaders to account?
One of the tragedies of a post-colony like Nigeria is the apparent refusal of leaders to be accountable and the…
Winnie fought apartheid but forgot to fight patriarchy
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the fearless anti-apartheid activist, former wife of the venerable Nelson Mandela dubbed…
Who are those Nigerians desperate for Buhari to contest…
President Buhari, on Monday, officially announced that he will run again for 2019 election. That was not…
How countries fight corruption: South Africa and Nigeria
In the run up to the African National Congress’ (ANC) presidential election December last year, then deputy…
Do we still have a president?
Two whole months after directing the Inspector General of Police to relocate to Benue state to stop the killings by…
Democracy or development: Which should come first?
The dismal performances by democratically elected governments in Nigeria in recent history has led to heated…
Strong party system is key to democratic consolidation…
Africa has never had it so good politically. Democracy appears finally to be working and African strongmen are not…
The shocking scale of bad governance at state level
This is a federation. Our responsibility is not to enforce the law. It is the responsibility of the federal…
The rapacious Nigerian middle class
The middle class, that broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the…