NIGERIANS will pause today for the inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as President and Vice President of…
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No PRESIDENTIAL transition periods are times of excitement, hope, apprehension, speculation, and drama. It is associated with chaos, complexity, and…
EVERY Nigerian knows that we have an electricity problem. It has been a recurrent sound bite in development discourse in…
EDUCATION is a critical priority for Nigeria, as it is for any nation serious about growth and development. Unfortunately, in…
NIGERIA’s nascent democratic journey has lasted for 24 uninterrupted years, the first time in its history. Previous democratic interregnums did…
DEMOCRACY, by its design, nature, and practice, is not a light toggle switch that is turned on and off. It…
NIGERIANS have divided opinions about the efficacy of democracy in driving its development. There are constant threats to our democracy…
IN 2021, State governors and local government chairmen in the 36 states of the Federation collected over N375 billion from…
MULTICULTURALISM in England, Ireland and Scotland has produced new leaders of Asian origins. This ideal is celebrated worldwide as progress…
NIGERIAN elections and Nigerian marriages have a lot in common. Both should be sacrosanct. They are conducted with pomp and…
THE Gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections have come and gone in most states. Unfortunately in some states it…
THE last presidential and National Assembly election was as crucial to our democracy as it was controversial. A lot was riding on…
IT is now a cliché that this election is a make-or-mar election for Nigeria. It is our way of saying…