Miscellaneous

ELECTION 2015: #NIGERIANSASK–QUESTIONS FOR BUHARI? QUESTIONS FOR JONATHAN?

Do you have any questions? In a few weeks, Nigerians will, once again, line up at polling booths across the country to decide their political destiny for the next four years—and beyond. Naturally, the election season and its attendant fevers have generated an astonishing assortment of promises and counter-promises, accusations and counter-accusations between the political … Continue reading

Essays / Satiric / The Pontifical Papers

THE WORST 10 OF GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S 2014 | A Review by Ayo Sogunro

At the risk of putting a dampener on your holiday festivities, here’s a quick reminder of how badly 2014 went. Of course, we’ll rather sweep all of this under Nigeria’s Big Rug of Forgetfulness, but now that the presidential campaign is in full swing with the achievements of Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in roads, bridges and … Continue reading

Essays / The Pontifical Papers

BUHARI AND THE NIGERIAN DESPERATION | by Ayo Sogunro

The biggest failure of the Goodluck Jonathan regime is, probably, its unwitting reconciliation of sworn enemies. This is not just a reference to the political alliances formed under the banner of the opposing APC—but to the fact that a number of Nigerians are now poised for the 2015 presidential elections in firm support of General … Continue reading