The Destructive Power of Oratory in African Politics
Olayemi Olaniyi Next year, 10 African countries will head to the polls to elect new leaders. As is characteristic of…
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The Paradox of Elite Overproduction and Elite Underproduction in Africa
Elite Overproduction is a concept coined by Peter Turchin in his book End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the…
Read MoreThe Myopia of Resource Nationalism in Africa
In July 2023, members of Niger’s Presidential Guard detained the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. The Guard…
Read MoreAfrica Needs Heroes
For valid reasons, Africans have increasingly become disillusioned with democracy and unsurprisingly, opportunist putschists have exploited this discontent…
Read MoreAvatar Democracy: Why Nigeria Needs its Version of Albania’s AI Minister
Albania is one of those countries you hardly hear about in the news. Because of this lack of…
Read MoreChristian Genocide: America Threatens, Nigeria Pretends
Ordinarily, the pronouncements of the American president shouldn’t be of any consequential concern to us. But when he…
Read MoreAn Evolutionary Take on Peter Obi and ADC Coalition Party
I want to approach the bombshell news of Peter Obi teaming up with his former boss, Atiku Abubakar…
Read MoreA Response to Why Ideas Don’t Work in Nigeria
Admin By John Oguntiloye Every time I write about Nigeria, there is a constant urge to begin with how…
Read MoreWhy Ideas Don’t Work in Nigeria
Nigeria is a fascinating place to the foreign observer. But more so to its citizens who live within…
Read MoreWhy I Don’t Want Sharia in Oyo State
Usually, when you say anything critical of Islam as a non-Muslim, you get accused of not knowing what…
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