Stampede among the opposition
Stampede among the opposition
By Chidi Amuta
Almost mid-way into the Tinubu presidency, the face of...
Limits of the American king
Limits of the American king: American democracy is the result of an outright revolt and rejection of royalty and absolutism. Everything in...
What will May bring?
What will May bring?
By Chidi Amuta
Our presidential political calendar indicates May 2025 as the...
Return of the “Jaguda” President
Return of the “Jaguda” President: Trump is largely a bit of suspense theatre, an exciting departure from the humdrum drabness of politics...
West Africa’s season of farewells and question marks
In the coming months, it is a season of goings and comings in Nigeria’s immediate international relations. Our domestic political challenges may...
Merry WhatsApp Christmas
Merry WhatsApp Christmas: We can sum up the present realities of our nation in this Christmas season in the idiom of the...
Postcard from Damascus
Postcard from Damascus: For those in doubt, the threats that confront and could fell the Nigerian state are not far too different...
Beyond a fake agenda for 2027
Beyond a fake agenda for 2027: Tinubu wants to migrate from an economic reformer to a moral crusader for a new economic...
Democracy as minority rule
Democracy as minority rule: Minority governments cannot in themselves guarantee or protect democracy as a value system. It is the delivery of...
“Renewed Hope,” failing expectations
“Renewed Hope,” failing expectations: Our present hardship did not come as a result of divine punishment. It is man-made. It is the...