When enough is not enough, by Dan Agbese
Five months after the university teachers went on strike, President Muhammadu Buhari condescended at last this week to react to it but in a most […]
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Between Shagari and Buhari, Dan Agbese
The past has an uncanny way of catching up with the present. Here is a fine example. When he overthrew President Shehu Shagari at the […]
Voices of history 2: Corruption is good
Corruption has held this country in thrall for a very long time. No other national affliction comes even close. I am fascinated by the literature […]
Sir Ahmadu Bello’s dreams and our current nightmare, Dan Agbese
In his autobiography, My Life, published in 1962, the late premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sokoto, wrote: “They say that I am proud and […]
Sir Ahmadu Bello’s dreams and our current nightmare, by Dan Agbese
In his autobiography, My Life, published in 1962, the late premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sokoto, wrote: “They say that I am proud and […]
Power seekers as the nation’s fixers, by Dan Agbese
I am a connoisseur of the avuncular promises and pledges by politicians. I have consumed such promises from agbada politicians and khaki politicians all these […]
The north must let go in 2023, by Dan Agbese
The 2023 general election season is now upon us. The politicians and their parties are working out the maths of winning or stealing or capturing […]
We walk. And we limp (1)
By Dan Agbese Nigeria’s capacity for self-sabotage is legendary. It has sabotaged its rise to greatness and thus remains stuck in the murk of its […]
For our sake, they seek our mandate, by Dan Agbese
The arena is crowded with presidential aspirants, all in pursuit of what matters most in life – political power. We expected it. We welcome the […]
Not the best of times for the president, by Dan Agbese
These are not the best of times for President Muhammadu Buhari. This is the time he should be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s […]
The wahala in a fluid political system, Dan Agbese
The two major political parties, PDP and APC, are engaged in a titanic struggle to prevent their implosion over the lingering and complicated issue of […]
Abandoned promises (2): In search of the 40,000 mw
By Dan Agbese Man may not live by bread alone, but he must live on the promises of his political leaders. A promise is about […]
Buhari’s missed path to getting our education right (2), by Dan Agbese
At the special retreat for the executive council of the federation under reference, the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, made at least three very […]
Buhari’s missed path to getting our education right (1), by Dan Agbese
The current ASUU strike is as good a time as any for the nation to pause, even if briefly, from the madness of politics and […]
Abandoned promises (1), Dan Agbese
This is the twilight zone of the Buhari administration. And this is the time for the president to engage in mopping up operations to see […]