Unmasking Tinubu’s government of NADECO veterans, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last day of 1983, he inherited an economy in a mess and a political system in a turmoil. This crisis of a dysfunctional political economy was Buhari’s principal reason for sacking the Shagari administration. For Buhari, Nigeria’s crisis of balance […]

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On Bola Ahmed Tinubu, By Sonala Olumhense

Last Monday, All Progressives Congress chieftain and one-time governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, was inaugurated President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr Tinubu’s inauguration was indexed in Nigerian law, which I acknowledge and respect.  The ongoing legal challenges to his election are also indexed in the law, and I am happy to acknowledge […]

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