Opinion

February 20, (THEWILL) — The late Alhaji Yusuf Maitaima Sule (1929-2017) (also known as Dan Masani of Kano) once said to my hearing that ‘I am a Muslim by faith, a Christian at heart, but love is my...

February 18, (THEWILL) — Sometimes only one person is missing and the whole world seems depopulated’. In these words, Alphonse De Lamartine (1790-1869), that French author, poet, statesman and critic, once captured the irreplaceability of great men when...

February 17, (THEWILL) — As the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) awaits the verdict of FIFA on the petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo, it means that AFCON’s most decorated nine-time Bronze medalist, the ‘Super Eagles’ the Nigerian men’s...

February 16, (THEWILL) — Professor Chidi Odinkalu recently made an observation that has resonated widely: In Nigeria, the ruling party controls the electoral management body, the police, the domestic intelligence service, the judiciary (in perception if not in formal...

February 16, (THEWILL) — Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds persuasive but does not withstand close examination. It cannot be the case that credible elections are...

February 12, (THEWILL) — “Alu gba afọ, ọbụrụ omenani.” - Igbo proverb. I am Igbo, and in the not-so-distant past, my people killed twins at birth. Multiple births were seen as an abomination, a curse to be drowned in pots...

February 09, (THEWILL) — In Nigeria, the road has become a stage where power performs its most absurd theatre. The siren—once a tool of emergency—now plays the soundtrack of ego. The convoys, longer than a bride’s procession, louder than...

February 09, (THEWILL) — Kano State, the bastion of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, is going through a turbulent time. This turbulence has caused a tectonic shift in the state’s political map. Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf, nicknamed Abba Gida-Gida...

February 01, (THEWILL) — In the title of this essay, I have carefully avoided mentioning any Nigerian musician in the same sentence with Fela’s name. It is deliberate. I cannot, in good conscience, insert the name of any Nigerian...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The announcement that PayPal would finally allow Nigerians to receive international payments through a partnership with Paga has met, not with celebration, but with a furious and revealing debate. For many, this is not a...