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‘The Economist’ Rattles Opposition Camp in Nigeria But That’s Missing the Point of the Story

Posted By: adminon: October 04, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Articulatory practice, Language, Opposition, Politics of meaning, The Economist, Tinubu regimeNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja The Economist has put out a report on the possible outcome of the impending presidential election in Nigeria. Predictably, the hints there have become a subject of contending... Read more

Savouring The Economist Hammering Prof Doran Acemoglu

Posted By: adminon: August 26, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: 'Problem-solving" Theory, Colonialism, Dr. Thandika Mkandawire, Dr. Yusuf Bangura, Institutions, LSE, Mahmood Mamdani, NATO, Prof Doran Acemoglu, Samir Amin, The Economist, ‘Why Nations Fail’No CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja Typical of the fluid ways of popular culture sites, The Economist of London has set its deconstructive reportorial gaze on Prof Doran Acemoglu, ex-LSE economist currently bas... Read more

From ‘Who Elected Oxfam’ to ‘Who Elected Kole Shettima?”

Posted By: adminon: February 11, 2025In: People in ActionTags: Africa, Dr Kole Shettima, Global justice, INGOs, MacArthur, Oxfam, Philanthropy, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

Come February 12th, 2025, a symposium will take place in Abuja, Nigeria. The symposium whose topic is “Role of Philanthropy in Strengthening Democracy in Africa” is to mark the 6... Read more

As NLC Steps Into Hardship Protests in Nigeria, Exposing President Tinubu’s Paradoxes

Posted By: adminon: February 26, 2024In: SpectacleTags: Adams Smith, Bono, CD, Civil society, DA, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s subsidy regime, Empire, Gramsci, NANS, NLC, Oxfam, SCON, The Economist, ‘Who Elected Oxfam?’No CommentsViews:

Barring last minute cancellation or postponement or similar surprises, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is rolling out its affiliates at last for a test of strength against the Tinubu admi... Read more

Electoral Spasms in Liberia As EOM Calls for Calm?

Posted By: adminon: October 12, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Capitalist democracy, ECOWAS, ELECTION, EOM, Liberia, NIGERIA, Oxfam, Socialism, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission in the presidential and legislative elections in Liberia is suing for calm. A statement titled “Preliminary Declaration – Liberia General Elections” p... Read more

Can Goodluck Jonathan’s WAEF & Attahiru Jega’s EOM Make an African Exception of the October 2023 Elections in Liberia?

Posted By: adminon: October 08, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Capitalist democracy, ECOWAS, ELECTION, EOM, Liberia, NIGERIA, Oxfam, Socialism, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

The stakes are high, not only because two signifying individuals in democratic practice in Africa are involved but also because democracy itself is in a stalemate. Democracy has been mobilis... Read more

Anticipating Odia Ofeimum’s New Book on Nigerian Democracy

Posted By: adminon: May 02, 2022In: BookspaceTags: 'linguistic turn', Logocentrism, Nigerian Democracy, Political Science, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

Intervention has not read this book yet but Intervention has received the cover page. The assumption here is that a book on The Challenges and Prospects of Nigerian Democracy from Odia Ofeim... Read more

African Elite Siphon Aid Payments to Neediest Countries Into Safe Heaven Accounts, Says World Bank, Defends Self

Posted By: adminon: February 22, 2020In: FlashbackTags: Aid payments, BIS, MercoPress, Neediest countries, Offshore bank accounts, The Economist, World BankNo CommentsViews:

The double-edged nature of exposing corruption is manifesting at the global level as a World Bank report on corruption among elite of neediest countries is attracting its own controversy. In... Read more

The Economist Enters Nigeria’s February 16th, 2019 Race

Posted By: adminon: February 02, 2019In: SpectacleTags: Babagana Kingibe, Bala Usman, EIU/Africa, Festus Iyayi, Prof Eghosa Osaghae, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

It is no mystification to say that The Economist is no ordinary weekly, more so it’s Intelligence Unit which is nevertheless involved in selling mediated information. With its fortune tellin... Read more

Intervention is 2 Years Old!

Posted By: adminon: July 01, 2018In: World From AfricaTags: Editorial Committee, Intervention, Online Newspaper, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:

Intervention is two years old this month. It is a most pleasant reality to see the survival of a medium with Intervention’s journalistic credo this far. That credo is the idea that the survi... Read more