Between strongmen and strong institutions
Like most concepts in the social sciences, there is no consensus on what ‘institution’ means. What is easily discernible when people brand
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OBJ at 76
General Obasanjo is probably the most hard-working and energetic leader Nigeria has had. The story is often told of how, as chief of staf
A war of sorts
In the last few days, a number of major developments around the complex and increasingly threatening insurgency have left the nation bewildered and mo
The Mali crisis and the role of civil society (III)
Just before our arrival in Mali, there was open confrontation between Red Beret troops loyal to former President Toumani Toure and Green Beret troops
Civility of civil war
On Saturday evening, when I first read about his statement at the special Ahmadu Bello University convocation in Zaria that Northern Nigeria is in the