In just a few months, the Chinese virus has done what decades of official mismanagement and entrenched corruption had failed to do: bring our economy to its knees. Thanks to the lockdown put in place by governments all over the world, factories have gone to sleep, airlines’ wings have been…

In March 1953, following a stalemate on the nature and timing of Nigeria’s proposed independence in Nigerian House of Representatives, members of the Northern People’s Congress (NPC) found themselves being booed by Lagosians as they left the premises. Two months later, Chief Samuel Akintola led a delegation of his Action…

“ Africa must wake up The sleeping sons of Jacob For what tomorrow may bring May a better day come Yesterday we were Kings Can you tell me young ones Who are we today, yeah now” — Damian Marley and Nas, Africa Must Wake Up. In their 2010 collaborative album…

Nigeria is a large country. It is unwieldy and, if we are to be honest, a battleground of divergent worldviews. While political correctness may see us mouthing the slogan of strength in numbers or unity in diversity, the reality on ground has shown that we live in a bottleneck state…

The recent rejection of the constitution amendment bill 0n devolution of powers by the members of Nigeria’s legislative arm shows just how uninformed (at best) and insincere (at worst) the whole lot of Nigeria’s leading class can be. …

When was the last time you shouted: “up NEPA!”? Despite the fact that NEPA is no longer so-called, now and then, shouts of “up NEPA!” can be heard when the Nigerian gods of power deem it fit to illuminate our living spaces — even if only for a few minutes. …