Opinion

September 01, (THEWILL) — There is a word in German—Schlimbesserung—it translates loosely as “an improvement that makes things worse”. It is the kind of irony that explains Nigeria better than all the policy briefs, communiqués, and cabinet memos stacked...

"Reckless youth makes rueful age" - Benjamin Franklin September 01, (THEWILL) — Activism is a noble calling. It is the voice of conscience that questions power, exposes injustice, and advocates for social change. But in recent times, some self-acclaimed activists...

September 01, (THEWILL) — By attacking the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over unfounded allegations of targeting Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters, Richard Akinnola has once again, displayed a deliberate attempt to mislead the public. His recent statement is not...

September 01, (THEWILL) — With the 2027 general elections looming, conversations about breaking the Nigeria’s two party duopoly dominated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are gathering momentum. While the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...

September 01, (THEWILL) — The best way to view the Nigerian nation is that it stands at a critical juncture. The central question is how to transform it from its current state into the country it ought to be;...

September 01, (THEWILL) — When Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed African leaders and multilateral development partners who converged on the port city of Yokohama at the just-concluded 9th Tokyo International Conference, he was clear about the impending mission. Delving...

August 31, (THEWILL) — When the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, recently declared that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) do not need a warrant to conduct random searches, many Nigerians were understandably...

August 26, (THEWILL) — “Bros, how are you preparing for weekend?” “Weekend? Today is Tuesday. Have you taken something today? Weekend? How?” “In my own thinking, the way the country is today, someone has to plan ahead. As I am now,...

August 25, (THEWILL) — Nigeria should be divided like the fingers but united like the fist.—Nnamdi Azikiwe One does not eat “I almost” in a stew. (What one missed narrowly, one cannot enjoy at all) Is Nigeria truly a country—or better...

August 25, (THEWILL) — There was a delusion that the privatisation of the power sector - an existing, dilapidated monopoly - would be as straightforward and eventually beneficial as the transformative liberalisation of the telecommunications industry. What we are...