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The sheikh who chose terror, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- In the great city of Kaduna, Northern Nigeria's political capital, there is a man who, though trained as a doctor, is better known as a Sheikh. He hails from a long line of Islamic... Read More


Nigeria Needs Support, Not Shock and Awe, by Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 7 -- Since week, President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric on Christian persecution in Nigeria, warning the Nigerian government to act swiftly against the growing insurgency. H... Read More


The crown Mandela refused, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- Aso Rock may continue to dismiss rumors of a coup, but the stench of panic hangs thick in the air. First came the sudden cancellation of the Independence Day parade. Then, a flurry ... Read More


Terror, politics, and power, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- In the jagged mountain ranges straddling Afghanistan and Pakistan, a resurgent Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (T.T.P.), are ratcheting up a relentless and d... Read More


Sixty-five candles, no light, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- Sixty-five candles, yet the flame gutters in the wind, smoke curling over a nation that learned to crawl backward. Independence, they said- but what freedom lies in a land independe... Read More


Enugu tech bros and Nigeria's Yabacon valley, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- A friend of mine visited from Nigeria not too long ago. He runs an oil servicing company back home and arrived in Houston with the usual armour of his tribe; a MacBook, headphones... Read More


Korope: Lagos life in miniature, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- That day, all I wanted was a quick dash to Chicken Republic. The mission was simple: rice, chicken, and maybe a few slices of yam with stew to top up the reserves. But in the rest... Read More


The tyranny of imagination, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- Our one and only daughter has gone off to college. Madam and I dropped her off the weekend before. As we made the four-hour drive from Houston to Baton Rouge along I-10, the road s... Read More


Grace, grit and billions: Reflections on Otedola's memoir", By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- How does one "make it big" in Nigeria? This is the central question at the heart of Femi Otedola's memoir, "Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business." In a country where econ... Read More


The kingdom where kings never die, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- I was minding my own business, staring dismally at Delta's underwhelming low-budget jollof rice and resigned to the dreary choice between chicken and fish, when a man, leaning forw... Read More