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Articles by Feyi Fawehinmi

18 Feb 2019
Justice Ephraim Akpata did not postpone the 1999 elections. Abel Guobadia did not postpone the 2003 elections. The notorious Maurice Iwu did not postpone the equally notorious 2007 elections. But since 2011, every election has been postponed for one reason or the other. 
5 Feb 2019
Nigerian politicians are ridiculous. But during election campaigns aka political season, their ridiculousness rises to new levels. Thus, I am compelled by circumstances to present the inaugural Fawehinmi Political Season Awards. The PPP Award The Preposterous Political Personality (PPP) award goes to Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the outgoing governor of Ogun state. He is currently a…
25 Dec 2018
I don’t mean to be the ‘Grinch’ to ruin Christmas for you. But being my last column for this year, I thought to talk about the great mismatch between what Nigeria needs as a country and what its politics can realistically deliver.
27 Nov 2018
Imagine a country about to enter into another period of high oil prices after only recently just enjoying one and becoming an oil producing country. The country is regaining some optimism almost a decade after the end of its civil war. The return of democratic government is just by the way. And then some guy who styles himself as a prophet stands up to address the nation with some doom and gloom prophecies that no one asked of him.
30 Oct 2018
Every time you see a building in Nigeria with “This house is not for sale” painted on it, it is a stark and painful reminder about Nigeria’s failure to reform one of the most critical ingredients for economic development in any society. Since 1978 when it came into being, Nigeria’s Land Use Act (LUA) has…
22 Oct 2018
The fashion show has an interesting history. As one might expect, they began in French salons at some point in the 19th century. Their influence soon spread beyond France to the rest of Europe and across the Atlantic to America. This gave the French practically total power to shape fashion in those countries - American…
9 Oct 2018
In the second verse of the second chapter of the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament, God is having a conversation with the prophet during which he tells him “write the vision and engrave it plainly on [clay] tablets” [AMP].
18 Sep 2018
I was never a fan of the now former Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun. I’m also not a fan of the NYSC programme - as I wrote here in December 2016, the programme is an immoral and unfair use of resources. It is also important to remember that Mrs Adeosun’s crime was using a forged certificate.…
4 Sep 2018
In his 1850 essay titled ‘Ce qu’on voit et ce qu’on ne voit pas’ (That which we see and that which we do not see), the great French economist, Frédéric Bastiat...
21 Aug 2018
Admit it - Nigeria’s politics is very entertaining and fun to watch. Yes, Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world but so what? The same Nigeria is very rich in what my kids like to call shenanigans.
7 Aug 2018
Late in the 15th century, Portuguese traders began to show up on the coast of what is now Nigeria. They came looking to buy a number of goods but over time, one particular trade would dominate everything else - slaves.
24 Jul 2018
In his recent hit song, the Nigerian hip-hop juggernaut, David Adeleke aka Davido, promises his lover, Chioma, ‘assurance’. But what does this mean? An assurance is some kind of protection against something that is guaranteed to happen like death. Insurance, on the other hand, protects you against unforeseen events that may or may not happen.…