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An otherwise routine meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria Conference last week took a dramatic turn.
The post Sanusi II, Onaiyekan, and critiques of Tinubunomics, by Suleiman Suleiman appeared first on Vanguard News.
So much is touted about the “inviolability” of the sovereignty of nations under the United Nations Charter. It simply means that a nation’s entitlement to full control of its territory and affairs cannot be forcefully intruded upon by external powers. In practice, however, the amount of power a state projects determines its ability to defend its […]
The post So, who killed Abacha and Abiola? By Ochereome Nnanna appeared first on Vanguard News.
“In old age the consolation of hope is reserved for the tenderness of parents, who commence a new life in their children; the faith of enthusiasts, who sing hallelujahs above the clouds; and the vanity of authors, who presume the immortality of their name and writings,” Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon’s profound meditation on old age reminds […]
The post Senator Abdullahi Adamu at 80: A life of service, wisdom and grace, by Usman Sarki appeared first on Vanguard News.
“Economic policies should be assessed based on their impact on the welfare of citizens. Any economic policy that does not improve on the welfare of the people is inherently ineffective.” Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, July 16, 2026. Tinubunomics, based on HRH Sanusi’s measure of economic policy effectiveness, has, so far, been a resounding failure […]
The post FG alleviating poverty with propaganda, by Dele Sobowale appeared first on Vanguard News.
I have described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies as Tinubunomics. That is, an economic system based on resource extraction from the citizenry to the state, but without corresponding public investment. I have said much on this, and there is a lot more to be said. But for the moment, how should we conceptualize or describe […]
The post Tinubu’s regional federalism, by Suleiman A. Suleiman appeared first on Vanguard News.
Even the figures we elevate beyond humanity eventually return to it. The tears are not the story. The limitation is
The post Messi wept, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.
If every major ally of Peter Obi behaved exactly like Alex Otti, the practical effect would be a significantly weakened, fragmented, and less confrontational opposition ahead of 2027. And this isn’t because , he didnt move to the NDC with Peter Obi. No, far from it. This is because if all Obi’s allies adopted the same stance, […]
The post Is Gov Otti Tinubu’s agent? By Ugoji Egbujo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Welcome to Canada, the land where Nigeria’s first Commonwealth gold medal was achieved by Arinze Ifeajuna at Vancouver 1954. Daniel Igali won Olympic gold for the North Americans and also captained the team. Joe Ehizode, like many Nigerians, has found home in Surrey, British Columbia. He was a sports journalist before relocating nearly three decades ago. Denying […]
The post Ehizode: Canagerian for life, by Emeka Obasi appeared first on Vanguard News.
This is the sixtieth year – to the week – of the July 1966 coup that has been infamously regarded as a counter-coup. A coup thatunfortunately marked the degeneration of a Nigeria that our fore fathers strove for and tried to build.A coup that subsequently led to a thirty- month Civil War which still leaves a lingering […]
The post Towards healing a nation’s 60 yr old wound, by Muyiwa Adetiba appeared first on Vanguard News.
Politics is often less about the event itself than about the timing of the event. A document released today may have been written weeks earlier, but when it surfaces at a politically sensitive moment, it immediately acquires a meaning far beyond its contents. That is the context in which the recent exchange involving President Bola Tinubu, former […]
The post Trump’s Letter, Atiku’s Lobbyists and old American stories about Tinubu, by Emmanuel Aziken appeared first on Vanguard News.