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Every nation eventually confronts defining moments when history demands not hesitation, but courage. Nigeria has arrived at such a moment. Across the country today, fear has become an unwelcome companion…
Nearly three weeks have passed since 39 schoolchildren and eight of their teachers were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Three weeks of rain, hunger, fear, and…
Nigeria has endured military juntas, oil shocks, and the occasional bout of democratic brigandage. What it has rarely endured, at least not with such consistency, is a government so exquisitely…
Nigeria has many problems. A shortage of public holidays is not among them. The latest example came when the federal government declared two public holidays for Eid-el-Kabir. Not one day.…
Few responsibilities are more fundamental to government than the protection of life and property. On that measure, Nigeria’s security crisis has graduated from a chronic embarrassment into an existential scandal.…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme reaches a remarkable milestone this month, marking its 53rd anniversary. Established on May 22, 1973, by Decree No. 24 under General Yakubu Gowon’s…
Nigeria has always had a talent for theatrical statecraft; the grand gesture abroad masking the slow collapse at home. But even by its own standards, Nigeria’s decision to deploy troops…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) achieved something remarkable in Edo State: it conducted one primary election and produced two winners, two vote tallies, two returning officers and, judging by…
There are few sights more revealing than an African billionaire discovering that immigration law applies to him; and his money cannot purchase exemption from the very dysfunction the African continent…
My big brother and friend, Mr Tony Elumelu has every right to be angry. A lie was manufactured, amplified and flung recklessly into the digital marketplace by bloggers and social-media…
