Rufai should keep holding power to account, but at the same time moderate his style. That is precisely what your friends – not your enemies – should constantly tell you. As for Lere Olayinka, he should remember an equally important…

Dr Olukemi Adamolekun She trained first as a nurse and midwife, then earned degrees in Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, and Social Work. Her education and professional experiences ultimately led her to devote herself to the welfare of vulnerable people, particularly…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The report said nearly $25 million was wired by offshore corporations into more than 30 US bank accounts opened by Jennifer Atiku, with substantial transfers involving Guernsey Trust Company Nigeria Ltd., LetsGo Ltd. Inc. and…

One of the most difficult things to address in writing Afrilition is addressing Blackness as an identity. An identity that many have died to assert and many live with through coercive and oppressive encounters. For many (including me), a settled…

I have also had the privilege of seeing him through both triumph and adversity. His political journey has had its share of difficult seasons, some of them difficult enough to discourage almost anyone. But Chairman has an extraordinary capacity to…

Abdulrahman Bashir Haske More importantly, Haske’s anticipated defection could become a rallying point for politicians and supporters in other parties who are dissatisfied with their own political structures. His camp is already suggesting that the movement could attract supporters from…

The deeper issue is that Nigeria is more digitally connected than digitally organised. We have acquired the applications and embraced the devices, but we have not built all the physical, institutional and information infrastructure needed to extract their full economic…

I have been reliably informed that your ‘Von Batten’ surname came through your marriage to Elizabeth Von Batten… This curious state of affairs raises concerns about why a man whose records carry a Nigerian name, Ikemefuna Okeke, is publicly known…

Dolly Parton once turned a poor child’s “Coat of Many Colors” into a story of dignity… In Egini, Austin Emaduku has given “Colours of My Mind” another meaning by placing books within reach of the community and creating opportunities for…

A state in South-Eastern Nigeria has already built such a mechanism… The initiative is called ÓKÓBÌ, the One Kindred One Business Initiative, launched in Imo State. Its premise is straightforward: rather than backing one entrepreneur at a time, back a…

Nigeria has already eliminated an unsustainable subsidy. The real test is whether the fiscal space it created translates into lower transport costs, stronger industry and better public services. That framework already exists. The National Economic Council where the federal government…

In the end, the issue is not whether Olayinka or anyone else finds Oseni’s choice of words offensive, but whether the political circumstances make the metaphor conceivable. And therein lies the irony. In attempting to rebuke Oseni for describing Onor…

Nigeria’s 2027 campaign is already taking shape. Billboards will multiply. Commissioning ceremonies will assume the choreography of state occasions. Governors and ministers will present flyovers, airports, secretariats, stadiums, housing estates, and freshly paved roads as proof that government has worked.…

…reversing the removal of the subsidy would be a step in the wrong direction. It would restore the fiscal burden, revive the price differential that encouraged smuggling and arbitrage, and weaken incentives for efficient domestic refining. More fundamentally, it would…

The security-sector results recorded in the third quarter of 2026 provide a useful window into the changing character of Nigeria’s national security environment and the growing importance of coordination, prevention, intelligence, public trust and a whole-of-society approach. Terrorism, banditry, kidnapping,…