Politics Has Called Me
“Da ban shiga siyasa ba da na mutu jahili”, meaning “if I had not gone into politics, I would have died ignorant.” –Attributed to the Great Shehu Yar’adua and to Senator Dalhatu Tafida.
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Thoughts on economics, energy policy, and global development
“Da ban shiga siyasa ba da na mutu jahili”, meaning “if I had not gone into politics, I would have died ignorant.” –Attributed to the Great Shehu Yar’adua and to Senator Dalhatu Tafida.
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Seeing that forcing a one-party system will be difficult, the ruling party is now using state power and invisible measures to weaken political parties. They are not even hiding this agenda.
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“All politics is local” is a widely adopted adage, credited to former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O'Neill. The quote is more appropriate in a democratic, multi-party system.
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As a UK resident, I feel it is an act of public service to educate Nigerians on the economic benefits and costs of the visits. After all, it was a voluntary agreement between two consenting sovereign countries.
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If you stand in the middle of the road, you will get run over by a truck—Margaret Thatcher.
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We must recognise that policing is a public good—a service that benefits everyone, and no one should be excluded from its advantages. This is a universal principle.
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Under Trump, America often launches weekend military campaigns. One theory suggests Trump waits for stock markets to close to prevent chaos, but this is unlikely now.
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One joked that Nigeria runs a “spaghetti economic policy” because the administrators of this administration throw a list of policies against the wall and only pick the one that sticks, albeit for the moment.
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Now that the 2027 election timetable is out, even though the ballot-casting dates are being reconsidered, we need to look at the position of those challenging the ruling party.
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