Dem no get shame: Our political peculiarities, by Dan Agbese
An enduring characteristic of our national politics is its fluidity. It has much to do with the endless instability in our political parties and the […]
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Niger: The lengthening shadow of military rule, by Dan Agbese
It is bad news for Africa. Democracy is once again on the run from the gun. Military adventurers have shot their way into power in […]
Payback time, Dan Agbese
I hear the groans as the current economic difficulties try to crush those of us outside the loop of our national politics where the rivers […]
APC and the challenge of managing victory, by Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 Our political parties have poor records of appreciating the architects of their electoral fortunes. It is part of the tragedy that has […]
An economy with a bad attitude, by Dan Agbese
The Nigerian economy has a bad attitude. I am sure you know that by now. This attitude borders on pure hostility and an unholy determination […]
Time to stop moving in circles, by Dan Agbese
Funny how what sounded so ordinary long, long ago tends to be words of wisdom today. As I reminisced about our country, I remember the […]
Tinubu and the tough choices ahead, by Dan Agbese
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did what may define his presidency. He served notice on his assumption of office on May 29 that he is not […]
The change of batons, by Dan Agbese
It is only fair that we should formally welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 18 new state governors who assumed office on Democracy Day, […]
Tinubu – Iwolokan, by Dan Agbese
Sometime in March, the President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, dropped what I regard as an important hint about the nature and the composition of his cabinet. […]
Now, the war of words, by Dan Agbese
It has been established that our elections must pass through three stages. At stage one, we cast the votes; at stage two, the candidates whose […]
The many things I do not understand, by Dan Agbese
My generation came of age at about the time the majors struck on January 15, 1966, and turned our country upside down. The young officers […]
My random thoughts on the tyranny of the majority, by Dan Agbese
In one of his more lucid moments, President Goodluck Jonathan said that democracy is work in progress. It may sound like a cliché but it […]
The faceless and the reckless, by Dan Agbese
Let me begin this piece with the obvious. These are trying times for our country. Tensions are rising and heating up the polity. Transitional general […]
For Tinubu’s eyes only, by Dan Agbese
This is the interregnum, the period between an out-going administration and its in-coming successor when there is usually a feeling of both hollowness and animated […]
I hear the Supreme Court of Nigeria, by Dan Agbese
It is just as well that less than 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari denied that he instructed the attorney-general of the federal and minister […]