Zoning Is Dead, Long Live Zoning
Give it to the Nigerian politician; speaking from both sides of the mouth is a well-horned skill long mastered as part of
A radical shift of paradigm
“Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin”-
Between Herskovits, Azazi and Jonathan
LAST week, I expressed worry about the simplistic acceptance of ‘Boko Haram’ complicity for the bombings around the country. I had argued
Emergency, fuel subsidy and resistance: Before meets after
I was trapped in the interface between hope and despair on New Year’s eve. I am in London, after spending the Christmas
Heating up the national security state
TWO weeks ago, President Goodluck Jonathan’s Labour and Productivity minister, Emeka Wogu warned the Nigeria labour movement not to “overheat the system”,
Interrogating the roots of Northern crises
THIS week, an emergency meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council, held in Kaduna. These are not the best of times for
Away from home this Christmas
I HAVE reflected very much on diversity and the essential unity of our humanity in the past 24 four hours. Television images
Aliyu Gusau and the dynamics of security and politics
I have met General Aliyu Gusau Mohammed only once; and that was sometimes last year. He was an aspiring presidential candidate; one
Between governors and the Police: The corruption challenge
MANY people probably missed the story, especially the audacity of the challenge. But it led Blueprint newspaper of Wednesday, December 7th, 2011.
Troubling thoughts about Prof Ben Nwabueze’s ‘People’s Constitution’
THERE can be no gainsaying the fact that Prof.Nwabueze is one of our most distinguished academics; he regularly speaks out for what