Abiola PhillipsA federal republic, not this Federal Republic!Born in the mid-fifties, my childhood memories are of a different and storied Nigeria, recollections irreconcilable with today’s realities…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Abiola PhillipsLetter from Lagos: Britain on the brink of BorisAs the Tories ready themselves to go the way of the Whigs, spare a thought for Chuka Umunna and his fellow dreamers — Labour, Conservative…Jun 29, 2019Jun 29, 2019
Abiola PhillipsDemocracy in the hands of enemies!Assaulted by verbal volleys in the run-in to the elections, I find myself pondering once again the futility of political arrangements that…Mar 22, 2019Mar 22, 2019
Abiola PhillipsCorruption, our totem poleThere was a time when our dreams were both possible and plausible. Neither humble nor imperious, our imaginings were of a Nigeria on the…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Abiola PhillipsJustice or Justice according to the lawI remember all of 40 years ago my Tort lecturer saying that when a lawyer prefaces what he is about to say with a “with the greatest of…Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Abiola PhillipsA dark lightIn Europe, Asia and the western hemisphere, the forward trajectory of an aggressively insular and jingoistic nationalism continues apace…Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018
Abiola PhillipsMAN O’ GODGiven their peculiar remit, it is never easy commenting on men of the cloth and their citadels; and, being Roman Catholic and at home with…Oct 25, 2018Oct 25, 2018
Abiola PhillipsDemocracy Fatigue?Everywhere I turn I am assailed and assaulted by spent rage. Nourished by an eternity of appeasement, Nigerian political perspectives and…Oct 23, 2018Oct 23, 2018
Abiola PhillipsAT ANY TIME OF THE TIME AT ALL…YOU MUST BALANCEThere is so large an expanse to traverse in this journey that we can do with all the help we can get. It is an unfinishable odyssey but one…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018