2023: Let’s look to the North-East, By Hassan Gimba
If I were to be as sentimental as people are, I would say the North East, my zone, must produce the president in 2023. Many […]
Opinion
Of pastorpreneurs, faith and ignorance; By Osmund Agbo
The founder of LoveWorld Incorporated also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has never hidden his disdain for anything about Covid-19 and the science […]
Sanusi: Former Emir of Kano’s manic megalomania in Kaduna, By Farooq Kperogi
On October 12, I received a message on WhatsApp, which the platform flagged as being “forwarded many times,” about how former Emir of Kano Sanusi […]
How I Remember #ENDSARS One Year After, By Azu Ishiekwene
On October 3, 2020, I watched a video of a policeman attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) shooting a young man in front of […]
Giving them liberty: A look into New England Bound and its portrayal of the history of slavery in North America; By Okezue Bell
In pursuit of religious freedoms, the Puritans entered America during the Great Migration of 1630 to 1640. They came as a large group, looking to […]
A critique of Hakeem Baba-Ahmed’s rejoinder, By Lasisi Olagunju
Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Tanzanian who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last week has a very interesting definition of honour. He says it means “respect yourself […]
Controversy trails amnesty for ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members
By Olusegun Akinfenwa In the past few weeks, news about the massive surrendering of Boko Haram terrorist fighters has dominated the headlines across the Nigerian […]
Babandede: Remaking the Nigerian Immigration Service, By Dakuku Peterside
The public sector in Nigeria is not a hopeless case, as we are sometimes all made to believe. It may not be effective and efficient. […]
The future of gas is already here, By Alex Otti
“The future is faster than you think“ – Peter Diamandis Barely four weeks ago, we began discussing the growing impact of renewable energy and how […]
Creating jobs using Nigeria’s creative industry, By Victor Terhemba
I was on a drive with a friend, we both share the same passion for Nigeria’s progress and development, when out of the quiet he […]
On UK’s refusal to recognise Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination certificates, By Isaac N. Obasi
Writing on COVID-19 and enforcement of compulsory vaccination policy, this column on Friday, 24 September 2021 made the point that “from all indications, COVID-19 pandemic […]
What Mark Zuckerberg’s trial says about us, By Azu Ishiekwene
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is having a torrid time. One by one, his worst fears are coming true. According to Sheera Frenkel and […]
The corporate immigrant – The case for a black Google, black Yahoo, black Amazon and everything big like that; By Ngozi Bell
Please note that Google, Amazon, Yahoo and the likes are used as metaphors for big corporations that contribute significantly to the life blood of many […]
Nigeria @ 61: Realities, aspirations and way forward
Sixty-one years ago, 00there were celebrations across the length and breadth of Nigeria. In every hue and corner of this developing nation, people were brimming […]
Heckling urchins in Diaspora, By Hassan Gimba
For some time now, the social media has been inundated with video clips of some Nigerians displaying to the world the attitudes of the urchins […]
What weed did Buhari’s speech writers smoke? By Farooq Kperogi
I’ve stopped bothering to listen to or read Muhammadu Buhari’s speeches for quite a while now not only because I’ve given up on the regime […]
2023: Power should rotate to the South but… By Ahmed Joe
Let the truth be told, when in 1999 the Muslim North worked assiduously for the Christian South to attain power there were no terms and […]
Nigeria: What they said about another 60 years, By Azu Ishiekwene
This is the time of year when we moan about everything wrong with Nigeria. Quite often, we do so not necessarily from a place of […]
Exploring Okonkwo’s fear in Things Fall Apart: A simple action with complex convolutional psychology (1), By Okezue Bell
Things Fall Apart is a realistic fiction written by acclaimed author and critic Chinua Achebe. It takes place in the fictional Igbo village of Umuofia […]
2023: For Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, By Lasisi Olagunju
“It is strange and surprising that Baba-Ahmed’s north still think southern agitation and restiveness are about posts and positions. No. That was the case years […]