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Ramadan and the 2027 Elections

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- Since the release of the 2027 general election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission, a wave of concern has moved across sections of the public, particularly w... Read More


NAHCON Chair: A Case of Some Animals Being More Equal Than Others?

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Recently, I found myself reflecting on a statement attributed to the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, suggesting that any attempt to replace the ... Read More


Imagine Being the President's Son

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigeria's former president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently offered a rare glimpse into what it truly feels like to live on the inner edges of power and then sudden... Read More


Peter Obi and the Myth Against Igbo Presidency

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- A netizen just stirred social media with what he described as a blunt opinion: that Peter Obi cannot become president now, or that no Igbo man can, because of how Northerners allege... Read More


Preparing kids for a real competitive world

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- I often return in memory to my secondary school days, when the fear of failure and the dread of coming behind others academically quietly shaped our ambitions, choices, and even our... Read More


Is There Such a Thing as Nigeria Without Nigerians?

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- I often observe how many people choose to play the ostrich by burying their heads in moral comfort to attack, Nigeria for what they perceive as disappointment, failure, crisis, lack... Read More


Igbo Doctors for Igbo Patients?

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- When the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) introduced centralized posting for housemanship training, the intention was reformist and corrective. The policy was designed t... Read More


Making Sense of the Role of a Nollywood Actor in a Coup Scare

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- Many Nigerians were caught between disbelief and confusion when news broke that a cleric, and later, a Nollywood actor was among those arrested in connection with an alleged coup pl... Read More


Nigeria's Coup and the Ethics of the "Good Lie"

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Nigeria's recent coup scare and the reactions it provoked have once again exposed the uneasy relationship between truth, power, discretion, and what many quietly describe as the "g... Read More


Abba Yusuf's Kano Fall: When Power Fails to Belong to the People

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- When someone casually typed, "Finally, the much-talked-about Almighty Kano has fallen to the APC," it felt like a curtain drop. Weeks of suspense, anxiety, partisan arguments, and ... Read More