By Bode George In moments such as this, when the health of a nation’s democracy is…
Category: Ruminations
Opposition: Sound without fury
Life is full of sound and fury signifying nothing- Williams Shakespeare-Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5).Above reflects…
Party conventions, democracy and rule of law
By Tunde Rahman The dust may not have fully settled on the conventions of what is…
Let ANIOMA, IJEBU, OGOJA, IBADAN AND OTHER STATES BE
BY ERIC TENIOLA On May 27, 1967, the then Head of State, General Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon…
2027: Consensus as APC litmus test
Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999 and the first cycle election in 2023,none…
Meeting with President Tinubu: What Renewed Hope Leaders and Ambassadors say
By Tunde Rahman It was President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural meeting with the leaders and coordinators of…
Pat Utomi: Time to take a back seat
By Temitope Ajayi Since bursting into national consciousness, Professor Patrick Utomi has convinced himself that he…
Pat Utomi: An economic buccaneer flirting with intellectualism
By Sunday Dare Professor Pat Utomi has once again chosen to dance naked in the public…
Terrorism: Of Sovereignty, Help from Outside
Sovereignty is the supreme, absolute power and authority of a state to govern itself, manage its…
The no sanctuary doctrine: securing Nigeria’s borderlands with lawful force
By Ademola Oshodi Armed groups operating across Nigeria’s northern and western corridors have adapted faster than…