The Word On The Streets XI: The ‘Enhanced Security’ Edition – Feyi Fawehinmi
Someone had to do the hard work of attending the World Economic Forum in Abuja last week. Yours truly braved the odds and made it out alive. My summary of[…]
Category: Analysis
Why The President Matters
One of the wackier arguments with which boosters of the Goodluck Jonathan administration have met the charge that his government has been unusually feckless in its response to the recent[…]
Before It All Unravels
Can one mourn too much? Are there circumstances in one’s life that one ought not to give up on? Are there bounds to the weight a camel can carry? Must[…]
Marwa’s Miscalculation – Salisu Suleiman
Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (ret.) needs little introduction, considering his visibility on the Nigerian political scene for more than 20 years. It started with his appointment as governor of[…]
Tokunbo Cars and Terror Funding: A Working Example – Feyi Fawehinmi
Conspiracy theories will always be popular. But in Nigeria they are more popular than they should normally be for various reasons – bad education, religion, ‘legacy’ of colonialism. The problem[…]
Jonathan, Politics, and the War on Terror – Salisu Suleiman
When over 200 secondary school girls, whose parents had been assured of their safety, were brazenly abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, the federal government was[…]
Nigeria – What Manner of Leaders
There is no question but that the quality of our national leadership has deteriorated of late. The consequences of these are particularly telling at the economic level. Despite the roseate[…]
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Farewell to the Magic Muse
By Niyi Osundare Gone, the Magic Muse of Aracataca. In a manner similar to his wondrous tales, I can see him levitating towards the skies, a pen in one hand,[…]
2015: It is still our turn – Salisu Suleiman
I do not like the allure of power. I am not carried away by the limitless reach of the presidency. My head does not swell when traditional rulers whose palaces[…]
Why I Would Not Vote Next Year
Come St. Valentine’s Day, 2015, I would not vote in the general elections scheduled for that day. I also did not vote in the 2011 general elections. Then, I was[…]