Parties and participatory democracy
Without the political parties accepting the culture of democracy, the polity will continue to suffer a democratic deficit. The deficit manifested itself in last...
The mayhem in Ibadan
The inability to learn the obvious from the lessons of history is perilous. After the torrid events in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State,...
Looming economic downturn
Any discerning Nigerian should have seen the economic downturn coming. For this reason it is difficult to be impressed with Finance Minister Okonjo- Iweala’s...
Jonathan’s declaration
Discretion as we know is the better part of valour. The medium as has also always been drummed into us conveys the message. Taking...
Civilian autocracy and the legislative stalemate
In view of the mindless shenanigans in play today in Nigeria, let us firmly state that the role of the legislative arm is indispensable...
Composing a ticket
Nigeria today is delicately balanced on a knife-edge. We should for this reason avoid inadvertently (we hope) pushing it off the cliff.
This is why...
NFF and foreign technical adviser
The consensus favours using Shuiab Amodu as the head coach for the remaining two qualifiers in Nigeria’s quest for qualification to the African Cup...
Campaign finance and the polity
The necessity which propelled a former head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, to obtain a bank loan of N27 million to purchase his nomination form...
‘Soft’ approach to terrorism
No matter the hard won victories on the battlefield, the underlying social issues which are a component of insurgency will not be wished away...
Minimum wage, living wage and safety nets
On the eve of pivotal elections the current clamour by the Labour Congress for a review, undoubtedly upward of the national minimum wage must...
