Sanusi: The Dethronement of a non-Conformist
The dethronement of Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi as the 14th Emir of Kano did not take many people by surprise. The surprising thing for some...
Is the Constitution Review Committee Ploy to Blunt the Clamour for Restructuring?
The decision by the Dr Ahmad Lawan-led Ninth Senate to set up a 56-member Constitution Review Committee seems to have raised more questions than...
Africa and the Danger of Resource-backed Loans from China
When I got an email from the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) informing me of a planned press release today (Thursday, February 27 2020)...
Did the Buhari Government Really Have Any Option in the Release of 1,400 Boko...
The recent revelation by the Borno State Commissioner for Information Babakura Jato that
about 1,400 repentant Boko Haram suspects have been released in three tranches...
INEC’s Bloody Axe And The Political Remnants
On a hot, dusty harmattan day last week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) loaded its gun, and pulled the trigger, terminating 74 political...
Beyond the US Visa Restrictions
A new U.S visa regime announced by the Trump government on January 31 2020, which will restrict citizens of Nigeria and five other countries...
“The Igboman doesn’t kneel down for anybody except his chi…” – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senate...
This week I am continuing with my no-holds-barred interviews with some outspoken Nigerian leaders.
As soon as we settled down for the interview in his...
An encounter with Dr Junaidu Mohammed
Even if you do not like his guts, what you cannot take away from Dr Junaidu Mohammed, a Second Republic law maker who shoots...
The Ghost of Qasem Soleimani
There was a big temptation last week for me to abandon a story I already planned for the week and comment on the assassination...
Is China really taking over Africa without firing a shot?
The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has...
