Opinion

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Zoning, rotational presidency, whatever…

In an article published in the Journal of Contemporary African Studies (JCAS) Vol. 114, No. 2, 1997, I equated the advocacy of zoning or rotational pr

Kukah and the perils of preaching politics

One of the emerging dilemmas in Nigeria’s democracy is the serious threat it regularly confronts from misguided

Nigerian Trumpists

It is striking, to say the least, that of the nearly 90 million Twitter followers of outgoing U.S President Donald Trump

My case against President Buhari for unfair treatment

A few days ago, I read  a news report of President Muhammadu Buhari calling on Nigerian elite to criticise his government fairly

Late Col Aminu Isah Kontagora: The Administrator who loved Kano

The death, last Monday, of Colonel Aminu Isah Kontagora (rtd.) has robbed Nigeria of a quintessential public administrator, a cultured and brilliant m