Democracy and Governance
What Somaliland Taught Me, By Okey Ndibe
Still, Hargeysa was an infectiously upbeat place. Somalilanders impressed me with their ready smiles, their generous laughter, and their habitual...
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Why Jonathan deserves soft landing while other looters rot in jail, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
What happened on March 28, 2015 was a democratic revolution. With our Permanent Voters Card, a resolute Independent National Electoral...
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Waiting for Baba, By Jibrin Ibrahim,
The reality of our economy is that very difficult choices would need to be made in terms of expenditure and...
Read moreParty Discipline and The Senate of Toads and Squirrels, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Up till now, the dominant parties, the (PDP) and the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) offer Nigerians no discernible ideological content...
Read moreEntrepreneurs and Philosopher Kings for Africapitalism, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The reality of capitalism is that the capitalists looks for the biggest profit and if it comes from governmental corruption,...
Read moreWhispers Of Our President From Washington, By Okey Ndibe
It is wonderful that President Buhari wants Americans and the world to know that he’s serious about changing the way...
Read moreNational Assembly: Time to Move from Politicking to Governance, By Jibrin Ibrahim
It is beginning to look as if the ruling APC was created to fight to death on the vital question...
Read moreBeyond Sambo Dasuki, Audit Entire Boko Haram Spending Chain, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Buhari will do well to bring to justice, the public servants and those in the armed forces who danced on...
Read moreInvestigations of Mega Looting Must Continue, But Must Be Lawful, By Jibrin Ibrahim
In his book Peace and Violence in Nigeria, Professor Tekena Tamuno reminds us that when Buhari came to power in...
Read moreLet’s Have Part Time Legislators, By Okey Ndibe
I recall a testy exchange in 2009 at the Westin Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island between a ranking member of...
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EDITORIAL: The Urgency of Tackling Nigeria’s Second Wave of COVID-19
EDITORIAL: Unearthing the Cogent Lessons In the NESG-CBN Economic Policy Imbroglio
EDITORIAL: COVID-19: Calling On Nigeria’s Billionaires and Religious Leaders To Step Up
EDITORIAL: Bichi Must Go; Buhari Must Halt Slide Into Despotism
EDITORIAL: The Flaws In Governor Emefiele’s Five-Year Plan For Central Bank of Nigeria
