Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- As Israeli bombs rained down on southern Lebanon in 2024, I found myself thinking about Rabih, a Lebanese man I had once met at his furniture store on Lagos Island. I wondered what ... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- When Pete Edochie, the veteran actor and Nollywood royal, appeared on Isbae U's "Curiosity Made Me Ask" podcast a few days ago and named Chief Obafemi Awolowo as his favourite Nig... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- Like most people who dare to pursue improbable dreams, Dolly Parton wandered through a period of uncertainty, chasing fame and fortune while occasionally wondering whether she had ... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- My first encounter was aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Washington Dulles to Addis Ababa. I'm still not sure why I chose it. Perhaps I reached for something that looked vagu... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- There is something undeniably charming about General Yakubu Gowon. He comes across as unassuming and possessed of a quiet dignity. At 92, a milestone he will reach in October, he is... Read More
Nigeria, July 25 -- For me, it was the Margaret Ekpo Refectory. My heart simply folded into itself. In that moment, I felt the kind of grief a son knows, standing before the ruins of his father's hous... Read More
Nigeria, July 18 -- David Nweze Umahi, a two-term former governor of Ebonyi State, former senator of the Federal Republic, and Nigeria's current Minister of Works, is no stranger to controversy. In fa... Read More