INEC and the creation of new polling units
One of the realities of Nigeria is that every administrative decision or process is read as and understood as being political. Currently, INEC is once
Friday Column
Friday Column
Exit of Service Chiefs, a time for a new approach
Finally, the President sacked or “retired” his Service Chiefs off on Tuesday and appointed new ones. As is usually the case for our “Baba Go Slow” Pre
Expelling pastoralists from forests that Kill
My column of 12th September 2016 was entitled “Forests that Kill and Destroy: Rural Banditry in Northern Nigeria.” I was reporting on a seminar organi
Ebere Onwudiwe: Good friend, fine scholar
The coming of 2021 has not abated the tragedies of sickness and death associated with 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. For my friend Ebere, the announc
Ungoverned spaces: Why communities must fight back
Nigeria is facing the most serious security challenge in its history. It is facing an even bigger challenge of social disintegration, anomie, signalli