RISHI SUNAK  “GDP doesn’t mean much to people when inflation is bearing down on them, so ministers duck the tough choices.” The hardest thing about being prime minister is... Continue

AMBROSE NWAOGWUGWU    When Imo State was young, its voice at the centre was often a voice of appeal. Chief Sam Mbakwe, remembered as the “weeping governor,” embodied that... Continue

BY ADEMOLA OSHODI West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set... Continue

BY DADA OLUSEGUN  The Lagos-Calabar coastal road project is undoubtedly Nigeria’s most ambitious transport infrastructure project since independence. In terms of scope, distance covered, and connectivity, not even the... Continue

BY ADEWALE ADEOYE Close your eyes for a minute and imagine this: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Defense Minister Christopher Musa, Minister of Finance, Wale... Continue

There was a time when African leadership looked poor by design and rich only in purpose. The men and women who fought for independence did not enter politics to... Continue