Opinion

“Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose; they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.”- Martin Luther King, jnr. The hallmark and purpose of the...

Let me start by saying I am one of many Nigerians who cherish and admire everything you stand for; a mother, an exemplary public figure, an achiever, an activist and an icon. You are a good example for everyone...

This essay is part of a special edition being published in partnership with Foreign Affairs, titled “African Farmers in the Digital Age.” This anthology explores the future of African food systems and the role that digital solutions can play...

The Emir of Kano HRH Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II was recently quoted as warning that “Nigeria may experience a repeat of the January 15 1966 military coup if some parts of the country continue in violence and disunity.” The...

I have heard the condemnation trailing the handcuffing of Metuh and I won't say nothing else but well done to whoever thought it fit to handcuff him. Suspects are always handcuffed when being transported to Court. So what makes Metuh’s...

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari spent the first three days of this week visiting the United Arab Emirates, UAE, the first by a Nigerian leader since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states in the early 80s. The high-level visit...

The news of the kidnap of His Royal Highness, Agbogidi Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, the monarch of Ubulu-Uku kingdom in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, wafted out of the forest like a bad...

Is it true? Could this be true? Can it be right? Is it provable? That the naming of Naira and Kobo (Nigeria’s monetary currency—money in short) was gotten from a joke on Igbos; and an insult on Igbos too?...

At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 of her citizens to the dreaded Lassa Fever which like the equally dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is a haemorrhagic fever that spreads easily from one person to another...

Nigerian presidents are notorious for self-aggrandizement. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo termed himself founder of modern Nigeria. And yet he presided over one of the most imperial eras in his country’s history, making political art out of disdaining the judiciary and...