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Why the Anti-Tinubu Coalition Isn't Coalescing

Nigeria, May 31 -- There is supposed to be a formidable coalition of powerful regional and national political forces working to upstage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. But this coalition isn't co... Read More


Hamdiyyah and Sokoto Governor's Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria

Nigeria, May 24 -- In the symbolic and political nucleus of the Sokoto Caliphate, an imperial, illiberal, power-drunk governor who is held hostage by what seems like politically conditioned rejection-... Read More


JAMB's Fiasco is Horrible, But It's Not Unexampled

Nigeria, May 17 -- The server glitch that led to unnaturally high failure rates in Lagos and southeast states in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (... Read More


The New Pope is "Black," Now What?

Nigeria, May 10 -- In the aftermath of Pope Francis' death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got o... Read More


Mele Kyari's Data Boys and Dan Kunle

Nigeria, May 3 -- For our every-last-Saturday-of-the-month "Diaspora Dialogues" podcast on April 26 on the topic "Kyari Out, Ojulari In: Politics and Corruption in NNPC," my colleagues-Dr. Osmund Agbo... Read More