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A Restless Republic

Nigeria, July 16 -- On Sunday, July 13, 2025, Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian president, died in a London hospital. As expected, immediately news of his death broke, and a maelstrom of reactions w... Read More


A Coalition of Cheetahs

Nigeria, July 8 -- What does it take to forge a new political coalition in Nigeria's thoroughly abused and abased political ecosystem? A few grumbles, a handful of disgruntled politicians or poli-mili... Read More


Warehouses of damaged goods

Nigeria, July 6 -- A fortnight ago, the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos sentenced one Emmanuel Ude to death by hanging for the 2021 killing of his secondary school teacher, Mr. Job Dashe. The ... Read More


An Alignment of Jackals in Rivers State

Nigeria, July 2 -- Politics has always been described as a game. Those who play politics see themselves caught up in a game. For many of them, it is a game of numbers, which often boils down to who st... Read More


A Country That Abandons Its Children

Nigeria, June 29 -- A few days ago, controversial social media activist Martin Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man staged a teaching with primary school pupils at the gate of the Federal Capital Te... Read More


A Country Without Justice

Nigeria, June 24 -- On their way to a wedding somewhere in Plateau State, a busload of passengers travelling all the way from Zaria was attacked in Mangu by armed men somewhere in Mangu. About a dozen... Read More