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Phantom coups, secret trials? No, please

When I read the news and commentary about an attempted coup in Nigeria since October last year, I have asked myself many times if this is nothing more

Nigeria at the crossroads: The politics of 2027

“The over-riding concern of the Supreme Military Council has been the need to ensure good government, orderly progress and harmony of the nation”, Gen

2027: Make or break

“A canoe does not know who is the leader. When it turns over, everyone gets wet”. African proverb.   It would seem like a whole year to the elect

Ribadu, Nigeria-U.S engagement and narrative framing

So much has changed in Nigeria and the world since I wrote in these pages about Nigerian supporters of President Donald J. Trump five years ago in lat

Resuscitating the dream of African industrialisation

“Development is not a gift from the outside; it is the outcome of a people’s own efforts”, Julius K. Nyerere Africa’s quest for industrialisation did