South-West in disarray

South-West in disarray

What is wrong with us? Even if it is a curse, can’t we awake from our bewitchment and deliver ourselves from captivity?

For us in what I prefer to refer to as Western Nigeria, but which is now colloquially spoken of as “South-West” Nigeria in the context of the so-called “six geo-political zones,” it seems that our case is now appearing to be like that of the biblical Job – “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me” (Job 3: 25 KJV).

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Nigeria’s economic and political scenarios — failing or failed?

Nigeria’s economic and political scenarios — failing or failed?

The parallels with Afghanistan and the attempted ISIS Caliphate in Syria, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East is a sign of the possibilities across Nigeria.

For some strange reason, I encountered three different “reports” on the same day, Wednesday April 20, 2022 which re-ignited my worries about the fate of this our dear nation, Nigeria.

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How top contenders stack up in the journey to 2023

How top contenders stack up in the journey to 2023

On December 10, 2021, I wrote the first in my series as I run an active commentary on the unfolding and evolving political transition towards the 2023 presidential elections. I noted the troubling policy, governance and security context the Buhari regime would be bequeathing to whoever turns out to be his successor and analysed the admittedly evolving field of putative presidents that was already developing.

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Opeyemi Agbaje: The journey to 2023

Opeyemi Agbaje: The journey to 2023

As 2021 rounds up, it is already very evident that 2022 may be almost entirely devoted to the battle to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The Buhari government is faced with troubling policy and governance challenges – a worsening security context with more-or-less a breakdown of law and order in the North-West, North-East and many parts of the North-Central as terrorists and insurrectionists

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