Opinion

May 14, (THEWILL) — There is something beautifully cruel about a league run-in. For nine months, teams build identities, narratives and momentum. Then suddenly, in the final weeks, all that matters is nerve. Legs become heavier. Touches become tighter....

May 14, (THEWILL) — The key failure of the post-colonial state in Africa – transcending both ideology and individual personality – is a refusal to grasp the importance of succession planning. This failure haunts every sector, from politics...

May 13, (THEWILL) — Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns know that the 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will...

May 11, (THEWILL) — Erasmus Ikhide’s essay is not the bold indictment it aspires to be; it is, rather, a textbook example of emotional maximalism untethered from the realities of international diplomacy. It confuses outrage for insight, theatrics for...

May 11, (THEWILL) — Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti’s Coffin for Head of State was not merely a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment carried on saxophone, anger, memory, and ancestral stubbornness. Released in 1981, it...

May 10, (THEWILL) — The NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NNPC Limited, recently announced the successful completion of the River Niger Crossing of the 130-kilometre Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline, marking a major milestone in...

May 10, (THEWILL) — First, all allegations of extrajudicial killings must be investigated by independent bodies – not by the police alone. The Police Service Commission and the National Human Rights Commission must assert their mandates without fear or...

May 08, (THEWILL) — In the quiet moments of history, there comes a time when the noise of the crowd fades and a single, piercing question remains. It is the question asked of leaders when the road becomes...

May 03, (THEWILL) — ‎Many people have interpreted the gathering of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition parties in the ancient city of Ibadan in different ways. While the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its sympathisers view...

May 03, (THEWILL) — ‎The recent assertion by my brother, Festus Okoye Esq, that lawyers have become scapegoats in internal party conflicts owing to their recourse to the courts calls for careful constitutional and judicial interrogation. At the centre...