In Nigeria, where I live and where the Ford Foundation has worked for more than six decades, 99 per cent of Nigerians are Christian or Muslim, alongside and intertwined with traditional and customary religions. In this highly religious society, faith…

In recent times, quite a number of ponderous statements have been credited to some self-styled ‘northern’ groups as regards the economy and governance. You would think the other zones of the country escorted them to the world. How presumptuous some…

I am happy that Oga Yakubu Mohammed was able to publish his highly readable memoir before his final call on Wednesday, January 14.  The last time we met was when I visited him on August 12, last year, and he…

Several strange deaths in our public and private health facilities in the last two months, have renewed concerns about the quality of healthcare delivery in Nigeria. This scourge has bedevilled the country for too long. The healthcare system, which primarily…

“God forbid”, “No be my portion”, “Holy Ghost…fire!!!” The above are typical statements many Nigerians, and by logical extension, hundreds of millions of people across Africa and the developing world would say in their various languages to supposedly ward off…

As artificial intelligence steadily reshapes media practice across the world, Nigerian journalism stands at a defining moment. AI is no longer a distant or abstract concept in newsrooms. It is already influencing how stories are researched, written, edited, distributed, and…

Let us start today’s business with an acknowledgement that this is a special week in the history of Nigeria. This is an important week for some states in Nigeria. They are celebrating the 50th year of their existence, starting tomorrow,…

In Nigeria, the word “terrorism” is a moving target – a prism that bends law, politics and everyday experience into shifting shapes. To brand an act “terrorism” is to lift it out of ordinary crime and into a sphere where…

We are used to regulators changing the rules whenever they feel like it. But this judgment draws a line in the sand. It tells investors — whether you’re building a gas plant or a fintech startup, that statutory guarantees actually…

God must be our desire.    Solomon says: “Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This, also, is vanity and grasping for the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 6:9) A more modern translation of the same verse says: “Enjoy…

President Bola Tinubu  and President Recep Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye Subú-seré? Poetic licence gave me the indulgence of this headlining. Not even the English Language, in its pretentious globality, could capture Subú-seré. Like Shakespeare benignly prompted, I was in search…

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. For many Nigerians, the Malami–Dasuki comparison transcends personalities. It exposes a deeper pattern: power exercised without restraint and institutions bent to serve political convenience. It raises uncomfortable but necessary questions. Should national…

The reality is that the enemy within, namely a handful of political leaders in the opposition who seek to undermine and discredit our government and to destabilise our country and who are working in collaboration with foreign powers, are part…

Joy Omosimbo, mother, grandmother, director, leader, friend, and wife, 60 is a start that you wear so well. Still so many more years of your unique mixture of beauty and vulnerability, brashness and kindness, all covered in that sweet you…

The spectre of medical errors is a critically important subject, one that is as old as organised medical practice itself. What is striking, however, is not merely their longevity but their alarming frequency. Estimating the true scale of medical errors…