Tinubu’s Military Nightmare
There is a web of confusion swirling around the Bola Tinubu presidency. On one hand, sources from within his government are telling the media that there was attempted coup d’état…
There is a web of confusion swirling around the Bola Tinubu presidency. On one hand, sources from within his government are telling the media that there was attempted coup d’état…
I have been worried about the skewed narratives about Nigeria’s Super Eagles qualification for the FIFA World Cup Africa playoff tournament in Morocco next month. Most of these ignorant statements…
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…
European leaders often portray Russian President Vladimir Putin as a tyrant, a land grabber, and a Russian bear. And following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War three years ago, the…
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…
In Nigeria, Children’s Day is observed on May 27, while the United Nations celebrates World Children’s Day annually on November 20. As stated on un.org/en/observances, “World Children’s Day offers each…