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...
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...
Rivers: An emperor’s road to harakiri
Rivers: An emperor’s road to harakiri
By Chidi Amuta
On May 17, 2024, this column published...
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...
Call me emperor, not just president
Call me emperor, not just president
By Chidi Amuta
President Bola Tinubu has dealt a...
Stampede among the opposition
Stampede among the opposition
By Chidi Amuta
Almost mid-way into the Tinubu presidency, the face of...
Tinubu and his many opponents
Tinubu and his many opponents: The paradox is that a large and unmanageable opposition is in the interest of Mr. Tinubu. He...
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...
The Abia interim report
The Abia interim report: The beckoning challenge of the new ABIA is to leap from the dark ancestry of superstitious origins to...
What will May bring?
What will May bring?
By Chidi Amuta
Our presidential political calendar indicates May 2025 as the...
