Opinion

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...

January 29, (THEWILL) — In Nigeria, conversations about development often gravitate toward physical infrastructure: roads, bridges, buildings, and political power blocs. Yet, history consistently shows that the most enduring measure of progress is not concrete or steel, but...

January 22, (THEWILL) — Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 20, 2026, that marked what could possibly be the most stark admission from a Western leader in decades....

January 21, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s digital banking success story is often told through the lens of apps, fintech innovation, and transaction volumes. But beneath the technology lies a less glamorous, yet far more important achievement - the rebuilding...