The New Zealand mosque massacre and the banality of evil
ON Friday, March 15, the world watched with horror the lone act of a gunman who used a military submachine…
The 10 secrets of national greatness
Nations, like individuals, are great or mediocre. A few are downright failures. In the inimitable language of William Shakespeare, some…
Pius Adesanmi, exit of a patriot
I had just arrived Casablanca, Morocco, for an international conference when news came that an Ethiopian Airlines plane had crashed…
A guide for the perplexed
THE outcomes of the February 26 election were shocking, to say the least. I know a few people who were…
Memo for the incoming president
IN this final week of February, if the Lord tarries, we would know who has been elected president of our…
What’s love got to do with it?
THIS is our week of destiny. Saturday, February 16, witnesses the first leg of a series of elections that will…
Liberty and slavery in Côte d’Ivoire
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) recently acquitted former Ivoirian President Laurent Gbagbo and former Youth Minister Blé Goudé on charges…
The testimony of Zerubbabel
I must warn my gentle readers that this is a rather personal essay. But it is of public interest. Zerubbabel…
Brexit, the Commonwealth and a world restored
Barring the Jews and the Chinese, the Europeans have been the most historical of people. I lived in Brussels for…
Leadership and good governance in a democracy
BY ‘governance’, we refer to the traditions and institutions by which leadership and authority are exercised in a given country.…
Shehu Shagari and the verdict of history
FORMER president and Turakin Sokoto, Shehu Shagari, passed away on Friday, December 28, at the National Hospital, Abuja, after a…
Between Marshal Badeh and Marshal Zhukov
THIS is a difficult one. In researching for this article, I tried to talk to some of the closest people…
The case for parliamentary government
NOT a few eyebrows were raised among political pundits last week when some 71 legislators moved a motion in support…
Economic growth and Nigeria’s ‘Badluck’
ACCORDING to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the top 10 fastest growing economies in the world in 2018 are: Libya…
The second Civil War and the last Nigerian
OUR North-East has been the theatre of an international civil war, but we are the last to know; a surrogate…
The cemetery of history
IN a strange sort of way, I don’t dislike Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. He is a patriotic Russian and a…
The Agenda for Policy
YESTERDAY, Sunday, November 18, was announced by INEC as the date for the official commencement of national electioneering. We are…
National challenges, 2019 and the future of our Republic
IT is not an exaggeration to say that the 2019 elections will decide our country’s ultimate destiny. In fact, it…
Electricity for all as an economic and political imperative (II)
Last week, we examined the broad spectrum of challenges facing the power sector. Today, we proceed to consider viable approaches…
Electricity for all as an economic and political imperative (1)
IN our contemporary 21st century digital industrial civilisation, no country can claim to be among the ranks of civilised nations…
