How Nigeria’s presidential election in 2027 could be un-contested, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu writes that democracy without voters is the origin of Nigeria’s insecurity crisis.

As Africa approached the turn of the Millennium, the leaders of the continent were well on the way to reaching a consensus that “democracy, good governance, respect for human and peoples’ rights and the rule of law are prerequisites for the security, stability and development of the Continent.” To many, this meant the conduct of […]

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Football, Moroccans and a runaway monarchy, By Owei Lakemfa

Moroccans. I love Moroccans. They are a fine people with a very rich history and culture. But in the last six decades their country has been in the news, often for the wrong reasons. They are now known for being intolerant, divisive, quarrelsome, arrogant, but subservient and unscrupulous. When it was to host the 2026 […]

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The trials of Dasuki and Malami — a study in nemesis: What you do unto others, By Yushau A. Shuaib

Yushau Shuaib

The irony is unmistakable. Malami was the chief law officer who authorised and supervised the prosecution of Dasuki. He wielded the machinery of state prosecution against perceived opponents for eight years. Now he sits where they once sat — on the receiving end of the same system he helped to shape. Some call it the […]

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