Opinion

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The coming high cost of funds as government borrows

It is no longer a question of whether the cost of funds will rise in Nigeria this year. The question is not even when the rise will come. The rise has

Emir Sanusi in a classroom: Laws of power and the grammar of authority

There is an instructive anecdote about two Hausa gentlemen shopping in a popular mall in London. They noticed a group of three young Hausa men and eng

Do Igbos really want to secede from Nigeria? And can they?

Following my article of last week titled; ‘’A cautionary note on America’s plans to break up Nigeria’’, I received a lot of responses mainly from Igbo

Ogun @ 50: Still the Gateway to Nigeria’s development

Even as Nigeria’s stature in the global community has diminished due to its economic and security crisis, an international visitor to the country will

APC and the politics of exhaustion

Power, when held for too long without results  breeds arrogance, denial, and eventually rejection. As Nigeria approaches another electoral season, the