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Ghana has taught both Nigeria and the US a masterclass in electoral integrity and democratic maturity in its just concluded election. For Nigeria, the takeaway is that electoral integrity is the cornerstone upon which trust and order rest. When an election is conducted with the meticulous precision of a weaver at a loom — its […]
Continue ReadingWhat a difference a debate can make! It just made a big difference in the United States in the lead up to that country’s November 5, 2024 general elections. For months, the White House fended off insinuations that President Biden at 81, had become too old for the job, and that the Democrats should look […]
Continue ReadingAcclaimed Nigerian contemporary novelist, prolific writer, activist and celebrity, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has written an open letter to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, about the recently concluded election in Nigeria. In the letter titled ‘Nigeria’s Hollowed Democracy’ and published in The Atlantic, the renowned author questions why Americans keep congratulating […]
Continue ReadingOne of the greatest shortcomings of Nigeria’s existence is that she has never evolved into a nation. The amalgamation of territories, imposition of the colonial masters, the unfortunate intervention of the military and its attendant maladministration of the civil-society, and the corruption-infested politicians have not actually given the country that opportunity to realize her potentials. […]
Continue ReadingFellow citizens of the world, the above title is not original to me. It is the headline of a very profound and inspired article written on June 3, 2020, by one of the greatest novelists of the last century, Salman Rushdie, in the Washington Post. I know many of today’s readers may not know who […]
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