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Biafra and the Business of Killing

Except in extremely isolated cases—for example, as an act of self-defense—it is morally indefensible for individuals to engage in extra-judicial killing. When a government...

Time To Think About Nigeria 2019

There’s something about this year’s presidential election in the US that is oddly reminiscent of Nigeria’s 2015 presidential polls. Many Americans, Democrats and Republicans...

Obiora Udechukwu: Honoring Genius, Moral Integrity

Last Friday, my wife and I traveled from New York City to Canton, upstate New York State, the location of St. Lawrence University. We...

Buhari Rewrites Change Gospel

On May 29, 2015, Nigerians handed the ball of change to President Muhammadu Buhari (aka Captain Buhar), a self-acclaimed wizard of change. From the...

The Unbearable Cost of Political Foolishness

I have written before about the profound pain that attaches to the vocation of commenting regularly on Nigeria. I wake up each day hoping,...

The Revolt of Mandela’s Grandchildren

South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of the most remarkable things...

Nigeria’s Strange Business of Corpses

I’m deeply troubled by what appears to me to be Nigeria’s growing industry of making and exhibiting corpses. The Nigerian state—represented by its police...

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,...

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A Hospital For Chima Ubani

In this sad season in Nigeria I got filled...

The Insult That Led to the Creation of Osun State

Osun State was created thirty-five years ago, but what...

Hello! Be Wise As The Campaigns Begin

Barring any divine intervention, and never ruling out the...

Nigeria Is Dying In Bondage

The calls came to me in quick succession -...

Call Me Tony: A Parable of Corporate Nigeria

By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who...
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