- Monday, June 15, 2026
BusinessDay
In 2014 Nigeria overtook South Africa on the list of the 50 wealthiest people in Africa. That was exciting to...
Over and above the polarising quarrels and the name-calling distemper of the current electioneering cycle is a shadow that haunts...
Political scientists often concern themselves with values and interests in politics. Basically, there are two schools of thought. The first,...
They tell me I must not only pay my own levies but also whatever the previous tenant failed to pay.”...
An astonishing piece of news from Cote d’Ivoire on Tuesday is presumably getting the whole of Africa to talk. Simone,...
Is it lazy or a lack of creativity to repeat old columns? Sometimes not, when one is making a point....
On February 15, 2015, I posted a widely circulated comment on Facebook (40 followers shared the post and it generated...
Nigeria’s Senate recently did something that drew the applause of the majority of citizens. The red legislative chamber reduced the...
I am one of those who had repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of our security forces in the fight...
This is an important year for the European Union. In May 2015 European leaders will celebrate the 70th anniversary of...
Nigeria’s political system is beset by several unhealthy phenomena, one of which is patrimonial politics. The prevalence of patrimonial leaders,...
Taiwo, Ogbuagu and I were just finishing our mid-week lunch in the restaurant by the lagoon, when a lady walked...
I remember well when your eyes and your parents’ eyes meet when there is a visitor and your mum’s eyes...
Again, Nigeria has missed the Mo Ibrahim Prize, which is acknowledged globally as a landmark award scheme that celebrates excellence...
In the first part of this column I argued for a sense of history in comprehending where Nigeria is today....