Coup in Niger: Not again
The Wednesday coup in Niger finally succeeded at midnight with soldiers announcing on national TV the dissolution of the Constitution, Parliament and
Friday Column
Friday Column
President Tinubu and the construction of democratic resilience in West Africa
At the ECOWAS Summit in Bissau on July 9, 2023, President Bola Tinubu was elected Chairman of ECOWAS. In his acceptance speech, he warned….
Tearing at the seams: Nigeria loses belief in the common good
In these strange times, the story of the Nigerian State is daily written in the crime pages of our newspapers and broadcasts. One set of stories that
Elections and bifurcated Nigerians: Can the judiciary arbitrate?
I doubt that the judiciary would be able to settle the deep disagreements between Nigerians about the outcome of the 2023 elections, especially…
Addressing the epidemic of multiplication of government agencies
For longer than Nigerians can remember, successive governments have been making promises of cutting Nigeria’s huge cost of governance i…