The citizens who died in Odigbo were not numbers. Neither were the 37 people who died in Niger.
Somewhere between the chemist and the manufacturer, between the importer and the regulator, life has been converted into a commercial calculation.
The easiest way to avoid answering an uncomfortable question is to change the subject from what someone did to who he supposedly is.
Politicians denounce the monopolisation of power when they are outside the loci of power and defend monopolisation when they become beneficiaries of it.
Nigeria does not need another ceremony in which politicians promise not to behave badly.
The Osun governorship election has now provided an important measure of where Nigeria stands.
Who protects the predators from being preyed upon?
Lasting progress requires investments that improve citizens’ daily lives rather than projects designed primarily for ceremonial commissioning.
Fidelity to political agreements was elevated above fidelity to democratic accountability, while supernatural sanction was invoked to guarantee compliance
What kind of police federalism does Nigeria need?
