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The political troubles now trailing Lagos lawmaker and Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, may appear on the surface like a local Surulere power tussle. But beneath the noise is a deeper revelation about the way President Bola Tinubu has managed his political empire for decades, particularly in Lagos, where his authority has rested on a careful balance […]
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Lord Palmerston, a 19th-century British Prime Minister, famously coined the saying: “There are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” He was talking about relations between nations. However, Nigerian politicians have unashamedly hijacked the maxim to justify their utterly unprincipled,chameleonic behaviour. Nigeria is a country where politicians go to bed saying one thing and […]
The post From presidential candidate to running mate: Kwankwaso’s strategic calculations, by Olu Fasan appeared first on Vanguard News.
Structured reasoning determines how intelligent people think you are. Not what you know. Not how creative you are. Not how hard you’ve worked, but how clearly you organize and present your thinking. This is non-negotiable. Your emails get read or ignored based on it. Your essays earn distinctions or mediocre grades based on it. Your business […]
The post How to ask questions that show you’re really thinking, by Ruth Oji appeared first on Vanguard News.
When I stepped out of the main auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) to welcome Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, to TheNiche lecture on April 23, 2026, I knew the sacrifice he made to be there. Yet, my “thank you Agbogidi for coming” greeting was gently rebuffed with a riposte: “I wasn’t […]
The post Agbogidi: His Royal Majesty, my friend, by Ikechukwu Amaechi appeared first on Vanguard News.
Democracy does not always die with the sound of boots, bullets, or decrees. Sometimes it dies quietly, under the cover of legality, procedure, and familiar political language. The constitution remains intact. Party offices remain open. Primaries are announced. Delegates assemble. Leaders speak solemnly of unity. Yet, behind the ceremony, the substance of democracy may already have […]
The post Elite capture and death of democracy, by Dakuku Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.
Perhaps the most consequential political reform contained in the Electoral Act 2026 is not in the general election itself, but in the process that comes before it: the nomination of candidates by political parties Under the new framework, the familiar route of indirect primaries, otherwise known as delegate elections, has been removed from the legal options available […]
The post Consensus Or Coronation? The new conspiracy against party democracy, by Emmanuel Aziken appeared first on Vanguard News.
There are many endearing aspects of the Igbo business culture. But few, in my opinion, are more endearing than the apprenticeship system. It is a system that teaches and then empowers. The two most important requisites in successful entrepreneurship are knowledge and finance. The Igbo apprenticeship system provides both. This system, which has become a case study […]
The post Of leadership and apprenticeship, by Muyiwa Adetiba appeared first on Vanguard News.
There sees to be something new perfuming the polity following the emergence of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) with millions weighing their options as preparations for the 2027 Presidential elections accelerate to Gear Five. My expectations were that President Bola Tinubu would support a candidate from the South – East Geo – Political Zone and step aside […]
The post OK must be okay, by Emeka Obasi appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tinubu was recently in Kenya. There, he blamed the world for the plight of the African child. He said if the African child could be sure of one sandwich or egg a day, they wouldn’t be fearful of education. Tinubu’s grammatical issues aside, he appears to be losing touch with reality. Tinubu doesn’t need to make his […]
The post Why is Nigeria so unlucky? By goji Egbujo appeared first on Vanguard News.
From last week continues the narrative about creation of new states in Nigeria. In applying this political consideration to the present exercise in States Creation however, we must remember that the United States of America with fifty States and Switzerland with twenty-five cantons have adhered strictly to the principles of Federalism. What is more, both the Constitution […]
The post Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (3), by Eric Teniola appeared first on Vanguard News.