Tunde Chris Odediran studied and practiced journalism in Nigeria. He is now a Technical Communications and Information Technology professional in the United States.
A familiar happy story in Nigeria: a 16-year-old graduating from a pricey private university, a 14-year-old accepted into medical school, a 16-year-old defending a thesis while classmates elsewhere are still…
You may think it is still two years from the general elections and much too early for politics to gather momentum and you will be wrong. The electioneering season is…
Just days apart, Nigeria got two amazing views of class and privilege in the application of its laws. Two aviation incidents, two very different protagonists, and two dramatically different outcomes…
The death of General Muhammadu Buhari on July 13, 2025, in a London hospital is a haunting image of the contradictions which surrounded his singular but ultimately disappointing political career.…
For months, Nigerians waited with bated breath for the announcement that could change everything. The country’s fractured opposition would finally unite, they hoped, forming a coalition powerful enough to sink…
The WhatsApp notifications came flooding in on June 15th, as they do every Father’s Day. But a closer examination revealed something deeply unsettling about how we celebrate—or fail to celebrate—the…
This week, 59 white South African refugees landed at Dulles International Airport, marking the start of a controversial new refugee policy under President Trump. The policy gives priority to Afrikaners,…
In a world where the badge symbolizes service and justice, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) stands as its antithesis—an institution corroded from within, fostering disillusionment, fear and corruption. A recently…
You know there’s trouble when communist China tweets that America should act to protect capitalism. The Asian giant is hurting from President Donald Trump’s mission to extract gains through aggressive…
America stands at a crossroads. The nation that has long prided itself as a beacon of democracy now faces an unprecedented challenge to its fundamental character, under its 47th President,…