The Magazine
More Interviews
The Lofty Ambitions Of Continental Free Trade
Ahead of the African Union heads of state meeting in Niger yesterday, Nigeria was not the only West African country that had not signed the continental free trade agreement, which many are promising will foster a new era of trade and prosperity on the continent. Nigeria’s neighbour, Benin Republic, had also not signed up to […] More
- in Sports, The Magazine
How Nollywood Can Be More Visible in Cannes International Film Festival – Yoann Talhouarne
How has France curb the issue of piracy in its film industry? In France, we have systems in place to address that like commissions. They have been able to prevent illegal downloading of creative works but for streaming, they can’t do anything. It is impossible to block streaming. So it’s an ongoing fight. In Nigeria, […] More
The Story Of Busola Dakolo’s Unknown ‘Cousin’
Azu ishiekwene writes about yet another rape of a minor case in the FCT and the institutional cover-up efforts.
Busola Dakolo has a cousin she has never met and might never even meet. They don’t share blood ties, of course. But like tens of hundreds of victims of sexual abuse, there’s a common thread of grief that binds in a way that only those who feel it know. Since last week, we have been […] More
Rape, Fatoyinbo And Mrs. Dakolo
Not only the charge against the preacher appears abominable, his defence and the chorus of his supporters sound even strange. What would make the sin of rape Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo is accused of more grave is the suspicion – let alone, the high probability – of deep trust being betrayed in the exploitation of the […] More
A Coup Made In Nigeria, Sold In Ethiopia
In 1995, Ethiopia adopted a new constitution dividing the country into nine blocks of ethnic regions. With over 100 million people and 80 different ethnic groups, the country is second only to Nigeria in both population and ethnic diversity in Africa. Like Nigeria, it has also gone through long years of dictatorships with ethnic divisions […] More
As Our corruption Value Chain Expands
Recently, I visited a government institution to acquire an important document. Right there at the first outer point of entry into the establishment was the very first link in the chain; the security personnel. After they had asked me what I needed, the next question was ‘have you called someone to help you?’ Feigning ignorance […] More
In Search Of The Real Oshiomhole
As I watched the video again on Sunday, it felt like a recording from another age, yet it was taped only five years ago. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was wearing a smart deep-blue suit and red tie over a white shirt. He has shed his trademark brown khaki top and trousers. But looking at this video, […] More
Genocidal Herders And The Siege To Odualand
After a long spell of portentous silence broken only by a few agitated whispers, the cultural establishment of the Yoruba nation would appear to be speaking up finally in a coherent voice on the perceived expansionist agenda by migrant killer herders, if the flurry of statements last weekend by the Ooni of Ife and the […] More
A House Of Assembly Built On Shaky Grounds
Shuaib Shuaib writes on the latest speakership tussle in the Bauchi and Edo States Houses of Assembly.
Once a bad political precedent has been set Nigeria, it is bound to happen again and again until it surprises no one and all the tricks that make it possible have been blocked. The ruling party All Progressives Congress was prepared for the leadership elections in the National Assembly. It wasn’t going to be caught […] More
Visa: Time To Go Shame Shopping
Sometime ago I heard a story of a Nigerian woman who had gone to the American Embassy in Abuja for a non-immigrant US visa. During the interview, the consular officer asked her the dates of birth of her children. Madam gladly supplied the information without giving it a second thought. Then, the consular officer patiently […] More
President Buhari Left Me Uninspired
“China and Indonesia succeeded under authoritarian regimes. India succeeded in a democratic setting. We can do it.” President Muhammadu Buhari on June 12, 2019. Expectations were set high for June 12, Nigeria’s new Democracy Day. It was supposed to be a big day and one for big ideas. The presidential swearing-in ceremony was sort of […] More
June 12 And Its New False Interpreters
Never known to be in the habit of turning the proverbial other cheek, it is a big puzzle that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo chose to absorb a sucker punch of volcanic severity on June 12 last week without as much as a grunt. Babagana Kingibe had baited him with a charge of complicity in the high […] More
Load More
Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.
