Interviews & Profiles

Oyetola: The quiet strategist at 72

We are celebrating the 72nd birthday of an outstanding leader who, coming from the small town of Iragbiji in Osun State, has made his...

Dan Ocholi – Tribute To My Boss & Brother

The (in)famous ‘Lagos – Ibadan’ press, depending on the side of the divide translates to different strokes for different folks. The appellation is derived...

The Professor Who Gave Me Rehabilitation

A human being can save your life without your knowing it. The way I operated back in time could have led to my utter...

In the Footsteps of Achebe: Enter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigeria’s Newest Literary Voice

Do NOT copy John Grisham. And as you write a story, imagine that your parents and uncles and aunties and relatives will NEVER read it. You are more likely to write truthfully, more likely to write things as they are...

Conversation with Karen Ann King-Aribisala

Culture is a dress that people wear and you have to get beneath that dress, beneath that physicality and look at what really matters, the things that endure which we cannot see...

Conversation with Karen Ann King-Aribisala

Culture is a dress that people wear and you have to get beneath that dress, beneath that physicality and look at what really matters, the things that endure which we cannot see...

Conversation with Arthur Lee

"I focus on connecting with the audience, so that they feel like I'm singing to them, that I'm singing to every person in the audience..."

Conversation with Bukie Adetula

"I think I'm successful. I think I have success. I think I have been blessed with success..."

Conversation with Tee-Mac Omatshola

"I'm Motivated By a Dream I Had As a Six-year Old..."

Conversation with Jane Hodges

"Each time I earned a new degree I believe I possessed a few more skills to better live in the world..."

Conversation with Anne Easterly

"Find a symbol of your dream...Plan how to reach your dream or goal. Take a step, Learn from that first step and plan your next step..."

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's Epoch–Making Policies for a 21st Century Developed Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan, having put in place an effective intelligence and information gathering mechanism, and working collaboratively with Western countries like United State of America, Britain, France and UN to find these girls, is not relenting in his efforts...

How I Found God In The Dissecting Room

Having been drawn to the theories of evolution and the concept of humanism, I began to doubt the existence of God and believed more in the Big Bang Theory. The Bible to me was a collection of fables and Jewish mythology…

Subsidy Removal: Into Darker Darkness We May Plunge

As you read this piece, chances are you already have got wind of the looming chaos that next January will usher in for every lower-class Nigerian...

Suffering and Smiling In Lagos

Lagos is probably the only town in the world that has no official “Welcome to..” signage on its borders. What Lagos has is just a “This is Lagos” sign. The hidden message in this cold and unwelcoming signage  is that ‘This is Lagos, what you see is what you get’...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

Jonathan’s hat already in the ring for 2015

The relationship between the president and the governors has not been very cordial. During the burial of his younger brother last year in Bayelsa, the governors did not show up...

D a r k V i s i o n s

Who is the audience of the immigrant creator of art? Has he exiled himself from relevance by moving away from his country...and all the cultural elements that give his art life?

America, Europe, Israel, Palestine, Hamas & Democracy

Shock and amusement are the words that best sum up my feelings regarding the reactions generated in America, Europe and Israel to the electoral victory secured by Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections...

Disability, Gender, and Education: Promoting Equity in Leadership for Nigerian Women

By Caro-Ann Aricha Ogri There is nothing like a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives… Audre Lorde Lois Auta had polio when...

Brave Voice from the Diaspora (1)

If I must tell you the truth, an average Nigerian in the Diaspora still nurses this dream of returning back home some day. Why is it so? I think most Nigerians love their country and are passionate for social and economic change but the corruption and leadership emptiness make them stay longer abroad...