Dakuku Peterside

Lessons from Chad 

By Dakuku Peterside On Monday 19th April 2021, the world woke up to the news that the long-serving President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Deby, had died. His death marked the end of an inglorious chapter in the history…

Rise of politics, fall of reason

By Dakuku Peterside In a constitutional democracy, politics is the only legitimate route to governance. And the primary role of government is to provide security, the legal and social framework for economic enterprise, provide public goods and services, social welfare and maintain…

From Kankara to Kagara: The deification of banditry

By Dakuku Peterside The recent abduction of 27 pupils and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State by armed bandits is another demonstration of the dilapidated state of security in Nigeria and the Nigerian state’s failure to secure…

You are my father: I am not your father

By Dakuku Peterside Over the past few months, Nigerians have been engrossed with salacious paternity stories. After many years, men suddenly realize that children from their wives regarded from birth as their biological children were products from other men. It…

COVID-19 reloaded

By Dakuku Peterside That Nigeria currently battles with a second, more deadly wave of COVID-19 is no longer in doubt. The numbers are dire. In the first week of January, the country had about 10,000 positive tests reported in just…