Ike Okonta

2023: How Pat Utomi can help Peter Obi

Professor Patrick Utomi graciously received Chiedu Ezeanah, the poet and journalist, and I in his…

Babangida at 81: His Special Days in August, the Book that Influenced His Politics

General Ibrahim Babangida, IBB for style, has some special dates in August. He was born…

An Argument For Presidential Power Rotation

  By Ike Okonta The Federal Character Commission which came into existence following the enactment…

What To Do About Buhari’s Failed Government

By Ike Okonta Nature abhors a vacuum. When you take power before working out before…

Mamman Daura And The 2023 Presidential Election

By Ike Okonta Mallam Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari's nephew and easily the most influential…

Why Corrupt Politicians Are Good For Nigerian Democracy

By Ike Okonta No day passes without the public being regaled with accounts of corruption…

Provisional Thoughts on the National Consultative Front

By Ike Okonta The move by Col. Abubakar Umar, Olisa Agbakoba and Femi Falana among…

Time for Nigerian left to take over

By Ike Okonta The June 12 1993 crisis presented the Nigerian left and its progressive…

Why the November 2020 election in America matters to us

By Ike Okonta There is nothing like a national crisis to show up the profound…

IBB at 78: His Special Days in August, the Book that Influenced His Politics

General Ibrahim Babangida, IBB for style, has some special dates in August. He was born…