The Prince and the Politician: Machiavelli’s Enduring Grip on Nigerian Power Politics

By Hassan Husaini In the theatre of power, some scripts never age. Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, written five centuries ago, remains the definitive manual for understanding political ambition, betrayal, and survival. Its principles find fertile ground in Nigeria’s contemporary political drama, where the fallout between President Bola Tinubu and former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai offers […]