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Amina, Sambisa, and the Parable of a Wobbly Nigeria

A peculiarly Nigerian type of frenzy happened last week. The event was triggered by a report that a young woman named Amina Ali Nkeki,...

The Apt Censure from London!

Recently London played host to a host of countries in an elaborate well-attended Global Anti-Corruption Summit. The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari was among the...

Can Nigeria Be Crushed Into Shape?

I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari orders military to crush new Niger Delta...

Time to Rethink Nigeria

No matter how hard one tries, it is difficult, almost impossible, for any Nigerian to pretend not to be angry with the way things...

The Small Things that Spell Big Failures

Last Wednesday, I got a phone call from a reporter at one of Italy’s major newspapers, la Repubblica. It was the second anniversary of...

Defeating Boko Haram: Matters Arising

Of late, the Nigerian news media - print and electronic, regular and social - has been awash with information of how the security forces...

Open Letter to President Buhari and the Nigerian COAS

The attention of the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff must be drawn to the disgusting video trending on social media about the inhuman treatment...

The Year 2015: Our Year of Calamitous Disasters

If Nigeria, against perceived and preconceived mischievous intentions, could survive the year 2015 unscathed, it is now clear that Nigeria's disintegration is non-negotiable. The year...

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