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Testing Waters: Our slow route to federalism, By Muyiwa Adetiba

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

I have a very close friend whose father made him an executor to his will ahead of his much older siblings in a large, but affluent polygamous family. That was rather uncommon in a typical African setting. It gets even more uncommon. The very detailed will gave mere stipends from a rather expansive estate to some of […]

Manner of declaration of state of emergency in Rivers contradicts spirit of federalism ―Soyinka

March 23, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said the emergency rule in Rivers State was against the spirit of federalism. Soyinka, who spoke to an international news outlet, The Africa Report, maintained that the declaration of a state of emergency in the manner with which it was carried out betrayed federalism. According to him, the […]

On States, Regions and Federalism, By Simon Kolawole

October 6, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Days ago, I stumbled on a fierce social media debate. It was centred on when Nigeria moved from “federal” to “unitary” system. I was very uncomfortable with the distortion of elementary political concepts but, as a basic rule, I do not participate in Nigerian social media debates. It is usually not a good use of […]

Ibadan blast, Makinde and federalism, By Lasisi Olagunju

January 24, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Mr Youssouf Sawane, a Malian money-maker, leads miners from Mali in Oyo State. He was asked by the Nigerian Tribune how much his group was paying into the coffers of the Oyo State government. He answered that he owed the Oyo State government nothing; his business was with the Federal Government. Displaying a remarkable knowledge […]