Security implications of ASUU strikes, by Hassan Gimba
This was first written on the 18 of April 2022. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was founded in 1978. Its predecessor, the Nigerian […]
Column/Opinion
President Buhari’s electoral travails, by Nick Dazang
Most Nigerians these days listen to President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcasts and speeches either out of forced habit or patriotic fervor. The broadcasts or speeches, even […]
The Nigerian dream, by Nick Dazang
In 1931, freelance writer, James Truslow Adams, authored EPIC AMERICA. This book popularized the idea of the AMERICAN DREAM. It proceeded to encapsulate it thus:”But […]
The Obidient political phenomenon, by Dan Agbese
Political parties use political rallies as a combination of mob psychology and propaganda to provide supposed empirical evidence of their public acceptance or popularity. Political […]
Frustrations of a dancing wannabe president (2), by Hassan Gimba
In June this year, writing under the title ‘Of Atiku’s sucker punch, Wike’s tantrums and APC’s only door,’ we said, “In reality, the primaries had […]
As the race begins…, by Dan Agbese
The race is officially on. It is the race we have been waiting. It is a race for Aso Rock, the ultimate race for those […]
A stroll down my memory lane, by Dan Agbese
Let me tell you my story dredged up from my recent stroll down my memory lane. I occupied a vintage front seat in the transition […]
The president and the silent trumpets, by Dan Agbese
The late premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sokoto, was once quoted to have said that it was his duty to blow […]
Atiku’s desperation for power may ruin the unity of the country-Afegbua
The politics of 2023 is gradually becoming a piece of drama scripted by desperate politicians who feel a sense of entitlement to the inner sanctuary […]
An agenda for national rebirth (4), by Hassan Gimba
To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top. A […]
War on terror and 2023 elections, by Nick Dazang
Until recently, terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits of all colorations held large swathes of territory in the northern part of the country. They killed, maimed, abducted […]
A legacy of credible elections?, by Nick Dazang
Few presidents in our annals have benefited from the conduct of credible elections such as Muhammadu Buhari. All thanks to the muscular introduction of technology […]
Nigeria and presidential democracy: Any better alternative? (2), by Hassan Gimba
We have looked at various forms of government in the first part of this treatise. We ended with the posers, “Can we continue this way? […]
The stormy priest: Birthday tribute to Bishop Kukah, by Dan Agbese
The encomiums and the tributes are pouring down like the cool rain on Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, as […]
Governor Nyesom Wike: A phenomenon or nuisance
Against the backdrop of the horse-trading and junkets in preparation for the general elections in 2023, it has been a mixed-bag of old, resuscitated, recycled […]