Nigeria’s unending search for transformational leader, By Ayo Olukotun

A number of recent events, at home and abroad, raise issues about the nation’s unending quest for a transformational leader, more so, as the politicians have started traversing the country, even if covertly, in preparation for an election that is still, at least, two years away. Abroad, the most conspicuous of these events is the […]

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Kankara: From ungoverned spaces to bandits’ republic, By Ayo Olukotun

‘The Kankara abduction was so belligerently orchestrated that it happened the day Mr President arrived Katsina State on a private visit… It smites the face of the Commander-In-Chief and further proves what we once said that the bandits rule in many communities and do as they wish with impunity”. -Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad […]

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Olakunri, Obasanjo’s letter and a nation on tenterhooks, By Ayo Olukotun

This is a nation that learns too late, often sleepwalking into avoidable tragedies. Distinguished Political Science Professor, Richard Joseph, a consistent reader of this column, it was who reminded me in a condolence message, following the recent murder of Mrs Funke Olakunri, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, of the sad disconnect between […]

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