Articles and Opinion
We offer independent views about all areas of the society to inform the public.
The Geo-Politics Of Nigeria’s Insecurity by Dakuku Peterside
In the past ten years, the South-East and North-East geopolitical zones, more than other geopolitical zones, have been sites of experiments on insecurity...
The June 25 Rage in Kenya, which Country is Next?
By Paul Ejime Only politicians and their supporters numbed by greed and insensitivity to human suffering, and (there are many in Africa), did...
Cholera in Hard Times, by Dakuku Peterside
Yemen, a West Asian country in the Arabian Peninsula, reported one million cases of cholera in March 2018. The world shook. At that...
Beyond National Profligacy, by Dakuku Peterside
Jonathan Tepperman’s book, The Fix, is about how some nations fixed significant social challenges like inequality, corruption, and civil wars using innovative leadership...
Minimum wage review: My take away, item 34 of 1999 Constitution’s Exclusive List should be amended
By Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, CON *An Opinion piece titled, “MININMUM WAGE REVIEW- MY TAKE AWAY ,” by former Hon. Minister of Works...
American Democracy’s Trump Test By Dakuku Peterside
There is currently no evidence to support the claim that democracy is a perfect system of governance. However, humans still need to figure...
South Africa’s 2024 Election, A Referendum on Black Leadership
By Paul Ejime The results of South Africa’s 2024 elections further illustrate what pro-democracy groups have always canvassed – good governance/leadership is tribe...
South Africa: Economics above politics By Dakuku Peterside
South Africans voted in national and local elections on May 29, exactly one year after Nigeria inaugurated its current president. Since 1994, this...
OPINION: Nigeria’s Urgent Need for Increased Government Funding in the Water Sector
By Sefa Ikpa In Nigeria, walk two kilometers in any direction, and you’ll likely encounter at least three boreholes. Boreholes and wells have...
One Year On: Words Above Action
Amidst the initial fanfare, good feelings, and high expectations, a new era began on May 29, 2023, as a new president, vice president,...
The Scourge Of Rising Inflation by Dakuku Peterside
An increasing number of Nigerians are being driven into poverty, not by choice, but by the current political and economic climate, shaped by...
THE ECOWAS OF YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
by Paul Ejime Nigeria’s late Professor Adebayo Adedeji and Togo’s Edem (Kodjovi) Kodjo would likely be turning in their graves in disappointment if...
Bad Law, Needless Levy By Dakuku Peterside
A few weeks ago, Nigerians were startled by a legislation that had largely escaped public awareness. This legislation, which has since undergone substantial...
Unsavory developments in Togo
By Paul Ejime As widely expected, Togo’s national electoral commission has declared the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) Party, as the overwhelming...
The Minimum Wage Issue: Numbers vs Value by Dakuku Peterside
The issue of minimum wage or salary increase or by whatever nomenclature is a complicated policy issue. The wage increase is neither good...
The Dying Public School by Dakuku Peterside
There has been no remarkable uproar on the public school collapse in Nigeria, affecting primary, secondary, and university education. Our leaders do not...
