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At almost ninety two, Wole Soyinka remains strong and razor-sharp. The Obidients bear witness to his roar and linguistic agility. Yet three years into his bosom friend’s presidency, and for the first time since 1960, Soyinka appears comfortable with a president’s atrocities and sacrilege. Has the man died? During the 2023 elections he claimed he was out […]
The post Wole Soyinka: Has the man died? By Ugoji Egbujo appeared first on Vanguard News.
The rumour mill has continued to churn over the conspicuous absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from several high-profile commissioning ceremonies during his recent visit to Lagos. What should ordinarily have been a triumphant return to his political base, the very platform that launched him to national power, has instead opened the floodgates of speculation. Observers have […]
The post Tinubu in a fix over next Lagos governor, by Emmanuel Aziken appeared first on Vanguard News.
Recently, after the mass killing in Jos, Plateau State, President Bola Tinubu said he was not elected “to comfort and create widows and widowers”. Yet since he became president barely three years ago, his administration has overseen the creation of thousands of widows, widowers and orphans whose husbands, wives and parents were killed in terrorist attacks. […]
The post Recurring bloodbaths: Nigeria is too fragile, too fractured to be safe, by Olu Fasan appeared first on Vanguard News.
Democracy rarely dies in one dramatic moment. It is more often weakened quietly by technical rulings, administrative decisions, and institutions that begin to forget why their powers exist in the first place. That is why the imbroglio between the African Democratic Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission deserves to worry every Nigerian, regardless of party. […]
The post When the referee freezes the game, by Dakuku Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.
Every month, Nyesom Wike, Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory FCT, takes time off to brief Nigerians on his activities. To some people, the briefings are superfluous and indeed vexatious on account of some of the statements he makes about his political opponents. Other critics imagine that Wike presents the posture of an actor who enjoys […]
The post Minister Wike’s media chats: Matters arising, by Tonnie Iredia appeared first on Vanguard News.
“In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 124. Newspapers headlines were grim a day before the […]
The post Terrorism: Hold some northern govs responsible, by Dele Sobowale appeared first on Vanguard News.
An adage says if one doesn’t know where he or she is going, then that person definitely should know where he or she is coming from. Over the years, administrators who have steered the ship of the football house either didn’t know or deliberately ignored mentioning the name of the first Nigerian to head the […]
The post A forgotten name, by Patrick Omorodion appeared first on Vanguard News.
Each of these men carries something heavier than the loss itself. Atiku Abubakar leaves behind a structure that could not close the deal despite nearly seven million votes
The post Can they own the road they divided yesterday?, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.
An electoral body loses legitimacy when it acts with provable bias, and citizens cannot distinguish constitutional independence from political convenience
The post Is the nation’s democratic whistle still trusted?, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.
Idemili, the question is no longer whether you can recognize integrity and capability when you see it. The question is, will you step forward?
The post When Constance Ikokwu steps into House of Reps . . ., by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.