Do we need Local Government Autonomy? – Mark Amaza
One of the most important issues in the ongoing constitution review process that will be concluded this year is the fate of local government councils in Nigeria. Even though local[…]
Hiving-Off the Central Bank’s Banking Supervision Department
A disproportionately large part of the National Assembly’s resources was taken up last year with members attempts at altering the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act 2007. As befits a[…]
Editorial #14: The Process, and the Morning After
The coordination of three unrelated thoughts at the right junction on my desk (at the perfect time) led to the selection of the subject of this editorial. Each has to[…]
Culture and Society · Essays/Criticism · Lit Mag · Literature · Non-fiction
10 Questions for Mafoya
Mafoya Doussoumon is the thirty-one year old author of a fascinating new book of essays titled African Expectations (Available on Amazon.com). I caught up with him for a one-one-one. _______ Tell[…]
Three Places
by Peter Akinlabi Oshun Who now remembers the dance from which she emerged, with dual prize of royalty and sadness? Maybe the king-dancer himself, towering above all memory, a[…]
Lit Mag · Non-fiction · Poetry
What the Wayfarer Wished to Become
by Emmanuel Iduma Failing to daydream a life of transcendence, a certain wayfarer found himself at the mercy of his ambitions.1 The first goal he set for himself was to[…]
