Penpoint

Penpoint

Beyond the 2023 elections: The role of the media in deepening democracy in Nigeria

A lecture such as this has many tributaries, many undercurrents, many interpretations and many sub-themes. In exploring the core themes of media, demo

Reflections on the U.S Africa leaders’ summit

The much-anticipated U.S. –Africa Leaders’ Summit has held in Washington, the United States of America from the 13th to the 15th of December. As expec

Selling electricity plants to buy more darkness

Paradoxical and alarmist as the title of this piece may seem, it only captures the reality of the new dip into the vortex of crises which the country’

Buhari at 80: No malicious bone in his body

Let me start with a story told by an unrepentant critic of one of our former presidents. There was no love lost between the two, and the antipathy was

Buhari’s ‘valedictory’ energy crisis: Matters arising

Less than six month to the end of the administration of President Muhamadu Buhari, and smack in the middle of the 2022 end of year activities, Nigeria