African politics: Return of the military
The military seized power in Burkina Faso on Monday, ousting the country’s democratically elected President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. I was in a co
Friday Column
Friday Column
Lack of respect: How our politicians speak to us
We now know that the so-called National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, wants to be the president of all Nigerians
The private university as enterprise: Limits of academic capitalism
Last week, I attended a Convening on Higher Education in Africa, organised by Prof Toyin Falola of the University of Texas. The conference held at Bab
My thoughts on a Cotonou vacation
I spent the holidays in Cotonou and the road trip from Lagos to Cotonou was very interesting. The road from Lagos to Seme border is one of the roughes
The State in Question as 2021 draws to a close
On this last day of 2021, my closing thoughts are focused on the message from the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, that residents of the state sh