Monday Column

Monday Column

El-Rufai’s $100m campaign chest?

There are many routes to the Nigerian presidency, but those who seek it cannot hide. We can, at least, say that about Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the immedi

Wanted: Tinubu’s one-point agenda

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appears to be losing his grip on the government, not in the sense of not being in charge as ex-PresidentMuhammadu Buhari w

Tinubu’s economic quandary

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reform agenda is presently stuck between heaven and earth—not yet here and not exactly there. By declaring the

Tinubu’s quandary

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in a quandary. In fact, the President is in three quandaries at this point in his presidency. The first is reputational

Remembering Edward Said

As Israel continues the bombardment of largely civilian targets in Gaza, nine days into the war between it and the Palestinian resistance movement, Ha