The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History By Susan B. Glasser

On Trump, his Twitter lies, and why it’s getting worse. On Sunday, on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused the TV talk-show host Joe Scarborough of murder. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he attacked the integrity of America’s forthcoming “RIGGED” election. When he woke up on Wednesday, he alleged that the Obama …

Government by IOU: How Informality Became Nigeria’s Operating System by Lawson Akhigbe

Stella Oduah Nigeria is not governed; it is managed, and even that word may be too generous. What passes for governance in Nigeria is an elaborate system of informality—an ecosystem where rules exist mainly to be circumvented, and procedures are treated as suggestions rather than obligations.In theory, the Nigerian constitution is clear. The executive arm …

Trump and Defence of Nigeria Christians By Prof. Adebajo

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – a politician steeped in what political scientist Richard Joseph termed prebendalism (the use of public office to generate material resources for office-holders and their clients and cronies) – and previous Nigerian administrations have waged an inept counter-insurgency. Their gross incompetence and malfeasance, combined with the greed of a kleptocratic …

MY EXPERIENCE IN THE KIDNAPPERS’ DEN by ThankGod Okuk

I left for Abuja on Thursday 17th December 2020 in order to attend a friend's wedding on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday 20th I boarded Big Joe bus to Benin city, getting to Ekpoma, the driver told us that he won't be going to Benin because it was already past 7pm, so some of us …