Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious posi­tion, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s heavy dependence on crude (not even…

 For some reason, my wife then brought out her blood pres­sure monitor to check my ‘vitals’. She found out that though I was hypertensive, my blood pressure was low, while…

Another curious aspect of presidential type democracy absent in the one practiced in Nigeria is the U.S. electoral college system, which made it possible for Trump to win the presidency…

The earliest vestiges of democra­cy can be traced to the Greek city states. After the Greek lost their independence to Macedonia, de­mocracy disappeared. After more than 2,000 years, it reappeared,…

 Political violence in Nigeria is noth­ing new as it has always been a fea­ture of our electoral process well before Independence in 1960. As a matter of fact, the history…

By the time the Department of State Services released Nigeria Labour Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, last Monday evening Sep­tember 9, he had become contrite, remorseful and perhaps ashamed of…

 The barrage of court trials and two assas­sination attempts that have characterized the 2024 Republican presidential candi­date Donald Trump’s campaign were expected to undermine his bid for the presidency. Yet,…

The 1967 hit song, “The First Cut Is the Deep­est,” written by British singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens, may not be related to the discourse hereunder, but it’s a strong advice to…

The north eastern state of Borno has been ravaged by several disasters, espe­cially in the recent past. For a state that has been held captive by the activities of Boko…

“Scramble for Africa” his­torically refers to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Europe­an powers colonised and divided the African continent, seeking political, economic, and strategic dominance. Africa was…