Yorubaland Archives - Intervention

As Nigeria’s Idoma Elite Converge Over the Killing of 53 In Its Umogidi Community

Posted By: adminon: April 08, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: Och'Idoma of Idoma, Ooni of Ife, Otukpo, Prof Onje-Gywado, Security, Sultan of Sokoto, Umogidi, Yorubaland, ‘Uloko’No CommentsViews:

It is unhappy times again across Nigeria. As we read this, we have no idea what might be happening to Prof Onje-Gywado, a former Deputy-Governor of Nassarawa State in central Nigeria after h... Read more

Editorial: Matters Arising From Obasanjo’s Most Recent ‘State of the Nation’ Lecture

Posted By: adminon: May 22, 2019In: De-EscalationTags: CAN, Fulanisation, Governmentality, YorubalandNo CommentsViews:

The totality of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s involvement in Nigerian politics is such that, sometimes, he is seen as the problem while at some other times, he is seen as the answer. Combining i... Read more

In Ibadan Heading for Oyo?

Posted By: adminon: April 28, 2019In: LifeworldTags: Ajayi Crowther University, Alafin of Oyo, Ooni of Ife, Oyo Town, YorubalandNo CommentsViews:

To most Nigerians of a certain age bracket, it wouldn’t be news to hear of someone somewhere in Lagos talking of going to Lagos or somewhere in Zaria talking of going to Zaria. In both cases... Read more

Northern Nigeria: Humpty Dumpty Or Behemoth in the Pangs of Transformation?

Posted By: adminon: March 20, 2017In: Policy & GovernanceTags: 'Langtang Mafia', Abuja, Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria, Bank of the North, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Socialism, South- South, YorubalandNo CommentsViews:

Northern Nigeria: Humpty Dumpty Or Behemoth in the Pangs of Transformation? Walking away from imprisonment in grand narratives and black boxes, a concept such as northern Nigeria stares ever... Read more