Essays
Buhari: A Deal with Destiny
The date was February 27, 2019. Few days after Nigeria’s February 23rd Presidential Election. A large crowd had gathered and was getting bigger by the minute. ‘Sai Baba!’ ‘Sai Baba!!’ ‘Sai Baba!!!’, the crowd yelled
Electoral Contexts in Nigeria and Buhari’s Second Term Victory
The context of elections in Nigeria has not only been sanguinary, it has, almost always, been mired in controversy and negativity. From the nation’s first and second republics, which one could regard as periods of
Buhari’s First Term: A Socio-Economic Overview
Election time table was out and billed for the mid-first quarter of 2015. Economic and security reports available both locally and internationally were not just worrisome but frightening. The world’s largest black nation that survived
USA and Nigeria: The Covid-19 link
Early this year, President Donald J. Trump announced that he was banning migration of Nigerians and nationals of a few other countries to the United States of America–a country seen by most citizens
Between Denial and Reality: The Covid-19 xperience
When the coronavirus disease suddenly surfaced in Wuhan, China late in 2019 December, not a few people gave it any thought as something capable of shaking humanity the way it has done. Its grip was
Global Pandemics at a Glance
Mankind has a long history of peace and war, pain and pleasure, good and bad. Even amid these antipodal points, the prevalence of a disease over a whole country or the world, otherwise known as
The Quest for a Yoruba Nation: More Questions than Answers
With October 1st, 2020 knocking on our doors already, one waits with bated breath if truly Yoruba people will troop out to support Messrs. Sunday Igboho and Adams Ganiyu in their so-called demand for an
ENDSARS PROTESTS: MATTERS ARISING
Police Brutality and EndSARS in Nigeria What started in 2017 as a Twitter campaign for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) snowballed into mass demonstrations across major Nigerian cities between October 8 and
MY ENCOUNTER WITH MAJEK FASHEK
How time flies and how people forget the dead so easily too. Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the death of this great reggae icon and it is amazing to note how people appear to
From Mercantile Economy to Import Substitution Industrialization: The Need for a New Economic Direction for Nigeria
“We must always take heed that we buy no more from strangers than we sell them, for so should we impoverish ourselves and enrich them.”— Queen Elizabeth I (reigned 1558–1603), cited in Braudel, Fernand (1979:
Climate Change Takes a Grim Toll in Morocco and Libya
In the wake of an exceptionally powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, the death toll has surged significantly. The numbers now stand at a staggering 2,901 confirmed deaths, with an additional 5,530
Post-Election Harassment and Its Impact on the Erosion of Faith in Nigeria’s Indivisibility
On January 30, 2023, I had a conversation with a Cameroonian friend over the phone, during which he inquired about my hypothetical choice for the upcoming Presidential Election in Nigeria. Specifically, he wanted to know
Alade Aromire: The Father of Nollywood
The tracing of the origins of theatrical practice in Nigeria to a specific ethnic group or location is a complex task, often veiled in the rich tapestry of the country’s diverse cultures. Various ethnic groups
Exchange Rate: Dollar to Naira
I just read about how the value of the Nigerian currency, the naira, relates to the US dollar. The writer suggested that a new person should be appointed to lead Nigeria’s Central Bank, believing this
The Legacy of Yevgeny Prigozhin: Shaping Global Dynamics Through Tragedy
The world was caught off guard by the untimely demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a towering figure in Russia’s political and military landscape. His influence on two critical fronts, the Ukraine-Russia War and Russia’s growing presence
The Imperative of Ending Neo-Colonialism in Africa: Analyzing the Niger Republic Coup and Pro-Coup Riots
Africa’s history has been marred by the insidious legacy of colonialism, which left lasting scars on the continent’s socio-political, economic, and cultural fabric. While formal colonial rule may have ended, the spectre of neo-colonialism still
Are Nigerian Muslims more Muslim than their counterparts from Saudi Arabia?
In the video attached to this essay (see link at the end of this essay), a clip from Davido’s upcoming song and another one from a private party in Saudi Arabia were blended to form
Prigozhin Coup: National, Regional, and Global Implications
A few days ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman with close ties to the Kremlin and the leader of the Wagner Group of mercenaries fighting on behalf of Russia in Ukraine, orchestrated a coup that
Farooq Kperogi: The Duty to the Truth
As a concept in journalism, “duty to the truth” describes a moral and ethical obligation, which mandates journalists to seek, uphold, and promote the truth in public discourse, thoughts, actions, and communication. It implies a
Open Letter to the President: A Bachelor’s Degree is not the same or equivalent to a Higher National Diploma
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) The President and Commander-in-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria Dear Sir, It is with great concern that I wrote this letter and I hope you would give it your
