Nigeria’s economy: What is to be done? By abiodun KOMOLAFE Using the phrase ‘What is to be done?’ in the headline to this analysis is deliberate. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin used the title in a brilliant 1902 treatise to outline the strategic methodology needed for a successful transformation of the state. It is a question…
THE ONE-PARTY MIRAGE BY EUGENE NANVEN The consolidation of power within the All Progressives Congress as we head into the heart of 2026 is being framed by its architects as the ultimate arrival of national stability. I watched Felix Morka defend this claim on Arise News today and it really makes me sad. To the…
The Coalition of 2026: A Marriage of Convenience or the Birth of a New Nigerian Consensus? By Eugene Nanven Writing an article on the 2026 political realignments requires us to step away from the polished, clinical summaries of a machine and step into the smoky, restless rooms where Nigerian power is actually brokered. If you…
ONDO AT 50: A GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SPEECHES, SERMONS… AND ZERO PROJECTS Olaitan Adesina If bad governance were an Olympic sport, Ondo State would be standing on the podium by now, draped in gold medals for press releases and photo ops. Sadly, bad roads do not respond to grammar, hospitals are not furnished by rhetoric,…
Titles Without Territory: The Alaafin and the Limits of Legacy By Olaitan Adesina There is a common temptation, in societies with long memories, to mistake survival for supremacy and ritual continuity for political relevance. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recurring effort by some voices to speak of the Oyo Empire as though…
Wike is fast becoming a part of the Nigerian Problem. Pa Adedibu and Wike are two birds of the same feather, but Wike is far more dangerous and far more deadly as a former Governor and now the Minister of Federal Capital Territory as a non- member of the Ruling APC There were a few…
Where Culture Meets Social Media and Misunderstanding: The Ebira Masquerade Experience Farouk Ozigi Onimisi (The White Orator) Before you read, note that the attached images are for cultural understanding. The images frame the discussion on tradition, boundaries, and respect. Culture is not a decoration worn when convenient and discarded when it becomes uncomfortable. It is…
THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE By Eugene Nanven There is a specific, tactile memory associated with the Nigerian democratic project that we are currently on the verge of legislating into extinction. It is the feeling of a laminated card, slightly rough at the edges, tucked into a breast pocket or hidden between the pages of…
