This National Conference Will Achieve Nothing
It was rather surprising when on October 1st and in his Independence Day national address, President Goodluck Jonathan announced the setting up of a committee to work out the modalities[…]
Tagged: Lagos State
Mendicants, Social Parasites, and Our Rights As Human Beings
The most unusual contribution (thus far) to the current conversation over the forced internal relocation of mendicants in the country (the recent action by the Lagos State Government has been[…]
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Should we abolish state independent electoral commissions? – Mark Amaza
Despite the fact that the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not allow for true devolution of powers from the centre, as the constitution of a true[…]
Bridging the Indigene-Settler Divide – Mark Amaza
Long before the start of the present constitution amendment process, Nigerians have been clamouring for a resolution of the indigene-settler divide. Having witnessed and experienced various violent conflicts and how[…]
The Fisherman’s Heirs
Over the past week, I have been at the receiving end of a most cruel and unusual punishment: sleep deprivation! Now, familiar though this torture style might sound, I do[…]
Nigeria: Welcome to Lagos III – Welthauptstadt Nigeria
In Part III of Welcome to Lagos we see the grand vision of Lagos used to displace people without giving them alternatives – that is the injustice highlighted for all to see.
The Nigerian Economy According to Bloggers
This is a review of a few, selected, blog posts that discussed the Nigerian economy in the week that ended on March 14, 2009. Manasseh Egedegbe of the Stock Market[…]