When Governor Udom Emmanuel was declared winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Akwa Ibom State erupted in...
“See what your friends are writing” “Who?” “Your fellow columnists. See how they are attacking the Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Dambazau, just because an orderly...
As a notable critic of the president, I’m sure not a few would have their eyebrows raised on glancing the title of this piece. Some might...
When they loot money, they keep it in Switzerland When they are sick, they go to Germany for medicals When they want to buy household utensils,...
One of the things that endeared President Muhammadu Buhari to many Nigerians and which, no doubt, helped to propel him to the presidency after three excruciating,...
This essay is part of a special edition being published in partnership with Foreign Affairs, titled “African Farmers in the Digital Age.” This anthology explores the...
Nigerian presidents are notorious for self-aggrandizement. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo termed himself of modern Nigeria. And yet he presided over one of the most imperial eras...
It is a common knowledge that any government without credible opposition is open to dictatorship and abuse of power. Recently, there was an array of hope...
El-Rufai is someone for whom I have a lot of time, a lot of fondness. I find him to be a brilliant, stubborn, hard worker –...
At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 of her citizens to the dreaded Lassa Fever which like the equally dreaded Ebola Virus...
President Buhari has appointed Professor Isaac Adewole as the Federal Minister of Health to help achieve his administration’s plan of health for all. But can the...
On the night of January 15th 1966 a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political figures and...