August 23, 2026
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
Intervention Intervention
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
Menu
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
loading...
Storylines
  • CODESRIA Names a New Executive Secretary
  • Awaiting NIIA’s Roundtable on Xenophobia in South Africa
  • Bingham University’s Conversation on Apology and Restorative Justice for Victims of Violent Extremism in Africa
  • The Dangers of Externalising Domestic Issues
  • Hailing Chief John Agbaji Attah Ochoga, Life Bencher, at 73
  • A Tribute to Prof Paul Izah at 76 
  • In the Shadow of Nigeria’s Journey to a $1 Trillion Economy: Prof Nentawe Goshue Yilwatda at 58
  • A Tribute to Prof Sam Egite Oyovbaire, an Honoree of the NSIA, at 85th Birthday
  • Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Partners University of Abuja Grounding the Youth for Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections
  • Nigerian Left Commences Writing the Struggle 
Home Edmund Burke

The Challenge of Politics and Governance in Nigeria (Part 1)

Posted By: adminon: May 19, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: Edmund Burke, First Republic, Governance, Leadership1 CommentViews:
The Challenge of Politics and Governance in Nigeria (Part 1)

  By Ambassador Usman Sarki  “Every age has its own manners, and its politics dependent upon them”, Edmund Burke, 1729-1797   Contemporary manners in Nigeria are amorphous, brittle... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

2023 is, Indeed, When Nigerians Must Shake Themselves Free of Democratic Disempowerment Since 1999

Posted By: adminon: April 08, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Authoritarianism, Edmund Burke, Participatory democracyNo CommentsViews:
2023 is, Indeed, When Nigerians Must Shake Themselves Free of Democratic Disempowerment Since 1999

By Ambassador Usman Sarki The consciousness of our being is the ultimate driver of change and progress in human societies. This sense of being “here” in the present, is what propels us to ex... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Edmund Burke, the Paramountcy of Reason and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 12, 2022In: GovernanceTags: DEMOCRACY, Edmund Burke, NIGERIA, RepresentationNo CommentsViews:
Edmund Burke, the Paramountcy of Reason and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria

By Amb Usman Sarki There might be no better time than today to remind ourselves of the wise words of the Philosopher, Edmund Burke when he wrote that, “Before men are put forward into the gr... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Recent Posts

CODESRIA Names a New Executive Secretary
CODESRIA Names a New Executive Secretary

CODESRIA Names a New Executive Secretary

August 13, 2026
Awaiting NIIA's Roundtable on Xenophobia in South Africa
Awaiting NIIA's Roundtable on Xenophobia in South Africa

Awaiting NIIA’s Roundtable on Xenophobia in South Africa

August 12, 2026
Bingham University’s Conversation on Apology and Restorative Justice for Victims of Violent Extremism in Africa
Bingham University’s Conversation on Apology and Restorative Justice for Victims of Violent Extremism in Africa

Bingham University’s Conversation on Apology and Restorative Justice for Victims of Violent Extremism in Africa

August 12, 2026
The Dangers of Externalising Domestic Issues
The Dangers of Externalising Domestic Issues

The Dangers of Externalising Domestic Issues

August 12, 2026
Hailing Chief John Agbaji Attah Ochoga, Life Bencher, at 73
Hailing Chief John Agbaji Attah Ochoga, Life Bencher, at 73

Hailing Chief John Agbaji Attah Ochoga, Life Bencher, at 73

August 09, 2026

Intervention Timeline

My Tweets

Posts In Pictures

  • The North is on Fire But It Can Overcome – Hon Yakubu Dogara
  • Chief Sylvanus Yunus Elagbaje: Memories of No. 34, Unity Road, Kano
  • Intervene Now, Clouds of War Gathering Over Nigeria – Bashir Tofa to Nigerian ‘Bigmen’
  • Why Critics Think Dapchi is a Stunt
  • A Tempting Summer School Opportunity for Young African Researchers, Academics
  • Two Days of Search for Common Grounds Among Nigerian Christians and Muslims
  • Nigeria Restructures Mass Communications Degree
  • Detained Radical Zambian Musician Speaks
  • 21st Century Awoism, The 2019 Elections And The Remaking Of The Nigerian Project
  • Thanks Immensely to You All
  • The 'Marlians' Are Coming and Everyone is Panicking in Nigeria
  • News Flash from South Africa: 12 Midnight Deadline for President Zuma

Facebook Timeline

Facebook Timeline

Info

Office Address: Suite 4, Abuja Shopping Complex, Area 3, Garki-Abuja

Phone:
+2348133033042

(c) 2017-19 Intervention.ng

  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
Desktop Version Mobile Version