It is in moments like this, when elections are fast approaching, that you see the really immature democratic character of Nigerians. The desperation, the reckless vituperation, the unbridled partisanship show
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Exaggeration is the most common strain of fever at election period. Politicians make voters – and the general public – believe that the world might end on ballot day, when
By the time Nigeria conducts its elections in February and March next year, it will be almost 20 years since its current experiment with liberal democracy – the longest period
In May 2015, shortly after Candidate Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 presidential election, there was a renewed effort by the Nigerian Army to crush Boko Haram. The army, which was
As we all look on seemingly helpless, kidnappers are on the prowl again picking people at random for huge ransoms.
His mantra is Delta Liberation 2019. Within the belly of this mantra is a well enunciated manifesto that will give
After much public outcry, authorities in Lagos seem to be according the long-running waste challenge the emergency response it deserves. There have been reports
Five years after my NYSC, I still hold my boss in high esteem. Olumuyiwa Olowokure was not only understanding, patient
The only political party (almost certainly) on this continent that is as proud as Nebuchadnezzar is the All Progressives Congress
A line in V for Vendatta, the 2005 movie set around the themes of supremacism, neo-fascism and revolutionist freedom visualising
