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Moses Ochonu: Buhari’s deception is worse than corruption
by Moses Ochonu Here's what's on my mind this morning. Buharists are always asking us to applaud the president for every little tokenist and symbolic gesture even when such a…
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Moses Ochonu: Atiku’s road to Damascus on restructuring
by Moses Ochonu Atiku is saying all the right things about restructuring and resource allocation, positioning himself as a different kind of northern politician, one that is not afraid to…
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Moses Ochonu: Where are African victims in the emerging working class anti-globalization discourse?
by Moses Ochonu In the aftermath of the last US presidential election, I have been trying to re-understand America, a country that I have adopted as my own. Shocked and…
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Moses Ochonu: Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim is a hypocrite
Hypoby Moses Ochonu Nigeria has minted some overnight hyper-liberal commentators. In the last two days, they've been lecturing us on how the private life of Senator Abba Bukar Ibrahim should…
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Moses Ochonu: Why Nigerian universities need to move into the 21st century quickly
by Moses Ochonu Still on Nigeria's nineteenth century universities operating rigidly in the twenty first century, here is another depressing instance of how the system's inflexibility is hurting their financial…
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Moses Ochonu: This simple innovation can help Nigerian universities raise revenue
by Moses Ochonu Such is the rot in Nigerian universities that the system needs deep, disruptive reforms to become compatible with the educational trends and needs of the 21st century.…
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Moses Ochonu: My favourite Buharist
by Moses Ochonu My favourite Buharist is Maiwada Sanusi. We've never met in person but I like him. He sends me occasional private messages on Facebook extolling Buhari and declaring…
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Moses Ochonu: Sexual repression in Northern Nigeria – A provocation
(A short excerpt from my recent lecture on Boko Haram at the University of Pittsburgh) by Moses Ochonu Muslim-majority Northern Nigeria houses a sexual economy in which access to sex…
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Moses Ochonu: Buhari and conspiracy theories: Mahmud Jega is right
by Moses Ochonu I study Northern Nigeria for a living. I am a Lugardian Northerner. I grew up in and schooled in Northern Nigeria. I know that conspiracy theories have…
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Moses Ochonu: El-Rufai, hypocrisy, and executive Incitement
by Moses Ochonu A couple of my interlocutors have written to say that Audu Maikori deserves to face justice for sending out a false tweet. I have no issue with…
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Moses Ochonu: Neoliberal globalisation, the white working class and American exceptionalism
by Moses Ochonu Much of the whining about the American working class falling victim to neoliberal globalization is rooted in American exceptionalism. Everyone else has supposedly reaped a windfall from…
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Opinion: This is what Buhari should do on corruption
by Moses Ochonu Even if Buhari were to move against corruption along the lines of the above suggestions, the real test of his presidency’s anti-corruption stance would be in the…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy