Ayo Adebanjo, 96, was a path through which Nigerian politics could be traced. The politics of the country was mainly about the ruling elites in military fatigue or civil dress ruling at the centre, and conscientious patriots opposing from the sidelines or working from the margins. Adebanjo belonged to the latter. At 14, in 1943, … Read more
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has said that religious leaders now wield significant influence over voters and electoral processes. Lamido shared his concern during a condolence visit to to Sheikh Yusuf Sambo Rigachikun in Kaduna, following the death of the cleric’s eldest son. He expressed worry over the growing involvement of religious leaders … Read more
A major feature of the practice of politics in Nigeria since 1999 has been its glaring departure from the norms of its professed purpose and the difficulty or important implications for scholarly criticism. The veneration in which the pre-independence era politics was held in the days of the Herbert Macaulay clan has disappeared and the prompt … Read more