Rawlings and the verdict of history
GHANA’S longest serving leader, Jerry Rawlings, passed away on Thursday 12 November, aged 73. He had been a fixture in…
Gold and monetary policy
Today, Monday 16 November, South-South Governors are scheduled to meet over the subject of Zamfara gold. Not too long ago,…
A letter to Theodora
This is an imaginary letter to my adopted daughter. She’s unfortunately in no state of mind to read it. But…
The American elections
Tomorrow Tuesday 3rd November, millions of American voters will go out to vote. The world’s greatest democracy will decide between two…
Tell my Mother I was unarmed
THE youth have spoken. Vox populi, vox Dei. Tired of seeing their future being mortgaged by philistines, our youth have…
Solidarity Forever!
OLD men do not rebel. It is the young that have the energy to revolt. They have nothing to lose.…
Preparing for the brave New World of 2050 (Part 2)
I met the Japanese-American physicist Michio Kaku a few years ago at an international scientific conference in Jordan. An author…
Preparing for the brave new world of 2050 (1)
When Albert Einstein was sixteen, he was precocious enough to ask himself a simple question: “What would the world look…
Prospects for Agenda 2050
Without much fanfare and drums, the federal government recently launched the Nigeria Agenda 2050 programme in Abuja. Agenda 2050 is…
The organic intellectual in a free society
Ours has become a chronically anti-intellectual society. It is only in a country such as ours that people with questionable…
Notes from the underground
YOU never know the value of freedom until you’ve lost it. The hard-won freedoms that our fathers bravely fought for…
The post-coronavirus global economy and international order (Part 2)
The ILO warns that, globally, job losses could reach as high as 50 percent of the workforce. Agriculture, manufacturing and…
The post-coronavirus global economy and international order (Part 1)
HONOURABLE Vice-Chancellor Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun; Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Elect, Professor Elias Wahab; the…
The order of things
THERE was, uhmm, a storm in a tea cup the other day. It involved, shall we say, yours sincerely. Life…
The NDDC and the tragedy of a nation —An addendum
THIS week we have a Guest Columnist in the person of Marius Mac Durugbo, an Abuja-based public affairs analyst. He…
The NDDC and the tragedy of a nation
First of all, let me put my cards on the table: I am a friend of the Niger Delta region.…
The vindication of Akinwumi Adesina
Last week, the panel investigating African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina for alleged mismanagement and fraud finally submitted its report…
Ngozi as the best candidate for WTO
On May 14 this year, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo of Brazil, announced…
Tolulope, forever
Ours is a country that wastes its best. If you have exceptional talents, be careful! Sooner or later, they will…
Magu, corruption and wicked problems
Corruption is the Original Sin. The political philosopher Isaiah Berlin described it as part of “the crooked timber of humanity”.…
