For the umpteenth time, Nigeria is in the news for the wrong reasons. The abduction of 25 school children took place in Maga, Kebbi State, on November 17, 2025. Same day news filtered that Brigadier General M. Uba was killed…

Nigerians and foreign nationals passing through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, heaved a sigh a relief several months back when the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, attempted to rid the prime airport of characters and…

I don’t want to see him … (any more/anymore) The man doesn’t need … money. (any more/anymore) The above questions harbour the difference between ‘any more’ and ‘anymore’. Because they are largely spelt the same way, some people simply jump…

Last week’s confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and naval officer A.M. Yerima over a disputed parcel of land in Abuja once again exposed the deep culture of impunity that has become normal in Nigeria.…

One of the prayers that took me many years to understand while growing up is the one that says, “May we not travel on the day the roads are famished.” My initial confusion stemmed from the fact that I could…

After the Christian Association of Nigeria understandably backed the listing of Nigeria as a nation that tolerates (Christian) religious persecution, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III of Sokoto and President of Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, understandably too, said that he…

Recently, Nigeria’s political space has witnessed a string of unsettling developments. First came the coup rumours, then the sensational ‘threat of invasion by the defender of the universe,’ and now the spectacle of a public clash between political and military…

Professor Toyin Falola Honouring Falola ultimately is the affirmation of the power of scholarship to shape the present, preserve cultural memory, and pave the way for the future. At a time when many of our universities across Africa are still…

Honourable Minister, the challenge before your ministry is clear: not to simplify Nigeria by erasing its tongues, but to imagine a modernity capacious enough to cultivate them. The wealth of this nation lies not only in oil or minerals, it’s…

It is Nigeria’s democracy that suffers in the long run. After 26 years, Nigeria’s democracy can no longer be described as nascent, or putative. It is long enough a period for our democracy to grow. But the big problem that…

Ultimately, the fate of humanity depends on a choice renewed in every age: whether we allow selfishness to rule our actions, or whether we elevate conscience above desire. Human nature will remain an unfinished story until mankind turns sincerely toward…

After every election in Nigeria — especially the contentious ones — a familiar chorus rises: “They will rig it.” “Nothing will change.” Following the recent off-cycle governorship polls, this chorus has grown louder. On the streets, in offices, and across…

“Who decarbonisation help?” is such a difficult question not to ask. Especially when as a citizen of what used to be referred to as the “Third World”, decarbonisation increasingly requires that large forests be kept in as pristine a state…

Since July, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts has made several efforts to get the NNPC Limited to account for a staggering sum of ₦210 trillion, covering its operations from 2017 to 2023. Its statements of account are riddled with…

Consensus is also growing around the urgent need for an independent, international investigation and accountability. Meanwhile, Tanzania’s young people prepare for nation-wide protests on 9 December.  The symbolism is significant: it is World Anti-Corruption Day; it is the anniversary of…