Who is against democratic structures in the North-East?
ON Monday, April 21, 2014, LEADERSHIP newspaper’s lead story said that plans were afoot to suspend democratic structures in Adamawa, Borno and
Negotiating with Boko Haram
LONG before it became accepted wisdom, I had been an advocate of negotiation with the Islamist organisation, Boko Haram. At a point
Olusegun Mimiko: A victory foretold
The last time I saw the Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was about six months ago. The buildup to the recent election
Olusegun Mimiko’s date with Destiny
This weekend the people of Ondo state will vote for a new governor. Four years ago, I supported Olusegun Mimiko’s candidacy. Given
Northern governors just raised the political stakes
In the lead to the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as the PDP’s candidate for the 2011 election, I wrote a piece
Kwankwaso, Ekwueme and state creation
THE Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has become something close to a hate figure for many circles in Southern Nigeria
Obasanjo and Babangida: A vicarious responsibility for the nation’s woes?
The people of this country must not allow whatever sense of frustration, fear and despair we are experiencing now, to supercede our
Democracy and closed Nigerian spaces
I think that deep down, those who rule Nigeria would rather they had on their hands the peace of the graveyard, where
Bola Tinubu’s terminological inexactitude
I HAVE never met Bola Tinubu, but I have been told that he is a rather short man. I nevertheless get the
Dame Patience Jonathan and a troubling repetition of recent history
JUST why don’t our leaders learn the lessons of history? Why are they condemned to lunacy, by doing the same thing over
Olusegun Obasanjo: Delusions of an old despot
THOSE close to Olusegun Obasanjo, must become increasingly worried about the man. He was recently reported to have said that his sudden