Chidi Amuta

‘Renewed Hope’, Failing Expectations

Politics is in many ways like religion. It thrives on a foolish expectation of paradise…

For Mr. Trump, Maybe Good Night at Last

In a matter of days, America’s democracy might self-correct and present a rough and bulky…

Moghalu Scores for Nigeria

Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, former Deputy Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank and international economics scholar has…

Tinubu: Hints of a Failing Mission

The current mood of the nation is defined by a question mark.  Most people are not…

Rivers: An Emperor’s Road to Harakiri

On May 17th 2024, this column published a piece with the tittle “An Emperor and…

With Neither Fanfare Nor Flourish: For Yakubu Gowon at 90

Between 1967 and 1970, Nigeria narrowly escaped the misfortune of going into oblivion. An unnecessary…

An epidemic of downward mobility

It is a sort of sinking feeling. Something like an uncontrolled slide into a dungeon…

How Country in 2024?

It is that time of the year again for our ritual roadside assessment of the…

Pharaoh in Trouble

Order in every credible democracy is a balance of compassion and hard policy choices. The…

Good Morning, Mr. Gates

Perhaps unknown to most Nigerians, the Nigerian government hosted its political opposition in the hallowed…