President Macron: A validation of Fela’s legacy
By Tochukwu Ezukanma
It seemed inconceivable that the President of France will visit the citadel of Afro Beat iconoclasm and activism, the New Afrikan Shrine....
Okonjo-Iweala: A reputation worth its weight in gold
By Ebun Asagbe
Since the news of Kemi Adeosun’s allegedly forged NYSC Certificate broke, we have been inundated with news reports, press statements, and more...
Further notes on political alliances in Nigeria
By Edwin Madunagu
In a previous piece on this subject (Notes on political alliances in Nigeria, July 4, 2018), I proposed that the following three...
Takeaways from Thailand cave rescue episode
By Tayo Ogunbiyi
On June 23, 12 young footballers aged between 11 and 16 and their 25-year-old coach ventured into the Tham Luang cave in...
Ikpeazu’s proverbial signs
By Godwin Adindu.
You cannot take it away from him: Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is a born humourist, a witty country boy that is groomed in...
Irrational exuberance and good leadership in Nigeria
By Chijioke Churuba
Irrational exuberance was coined by Mr. Alan Greenspan- the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, in a speech he delivered on December...
Notes on political alliances in Nigeria
By Edwin Madunagu
We may begin by recalling two key propositions that have so far emerged in the current discussions on the political responsibility of...
Forces in the current power struggle in Nigeria
By Edwin Madunagu
Although participation in “bourgeois politics”—as we used to call electoral politics—has never been absent from the Nigerian Left’s general programme, it has...
Harvest time at EFCC?
By Uche Ugboajah
If you are an avid social media follower, one of the sneering comments from those suspected to have been engaged to hound...
In this 20th year of ‘democracy’
By Edwin Madunagu
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, which is currently running, was born on May 29, 1999—with Olusegun Obasanjo as inaugural executive president. A year later,...
