Opinion

The Ride of Their Lives

More than a mere automobile, the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Nigeria is rich in…

Budget padding: Between Yahoo boys and Yahoo men

Recently, millions of Nigerians devastated by Tinubu’s elementary economic policies and all shades of socio-political…

In Defence of the Nigerian Economy

Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), chaired by Chief Niyi Akinsiju, profiles some of Nigeria’s…

The Casualties of Okuama

These prefatory lines are taken from J.P. Clark’s “The Casualties” (1970), a most poignant poem…

Sustainable Leadership Strategies for a Troubled Nation: Reflections of a Scholar-Politician

I would like to thank the Head of the Abuja Leadership Centre and Deputy Vice…

Leadership Debauchery and the Imperative of Restructuring Nigeria

I congratulate the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought for hosting this policy dialogue…

Who Else But Nwabueze?

In 1975 Brigadier General Murtala Mohammed, who was at that time a brigadier, approached Chief…

Abdul Ningi and the “Apapin” fraternity

Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong)…

Parliamentary System: To Be or Not to Be

Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, after several years of colonial rule. Expectedly, Nigeria…

As Tinubu disappoints naysayers in Qatar

Between the end of February and beginning of March 2024, President Bola Tinubu was billed…