By Chido Onumah “Nigeria is not a nation but a noyau – i.e., a society of inward antagonism, one held together by mutual internal antagonism, one which could not carry on if its members had... Read more

By James Ogunjimi I have always wondered, should democracy be practised just for the sake of practising it? Should we all embrace democracy just because everyone embraces it? The statistics... Read more

By Yakubu Aboki Ochefu Introduction This paper interrogates the role of Internal Party Discipline and the commitment to democracy. We proceed first by establishing the philosophical and hist... Read more

By Chido Onumah For a people in search of a meaningful national identity, I worry when we miss any opportunity – no matter how insignificant – to solidify the bonds of nationhood. Undoubtedl... Read more

If you have access to a clean toilet at your workplace, you’ll probably appreciate it a lot more after reading this. Bus conductors in Bangkok, Thailand, don’t even get toilet breaks – they... Read more

By Chido Onumah Nigeria’s celebrated novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is an interviewer’s delight, whether she is talking about Nigeria, novels, feminism or hair. A few weeks ago, she was... Read more

 By James Ogunjimi “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” ― Walter Cronkite The situation of things in OOU at present can best... Read more

By James Ogunjimi “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. That... Read more

By Adagbo Onoja* Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as emir of Kano is now history in the making. Even if a worst case scenario plays out and he is given the Dasuki treatment tomorrow by whomever, history... Read more

By Jaye Gaskia Jaye Gaskia Why do some nations lag behind other nations? Why, in spite of the immense human and natural resource potential does our country Nigeria, continue to lag behind? W... Read more