While most Nigerians followed the OPL 245 trial at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Division, via media reports, I was in court at every sitting
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This is real. Let no one begin to think that it’s not a matter that calls for serious concern at this time. The continued repression of the critical press and
There is hardly anything I find most offensive like when somebody refers to my country, your country, our country — Nigeria, as a theatre of absurdity. Why? Because Nigeria is
Conducting my doctoral research has given me a new appreciation for the work of thinking. Thinking—just plain thinking through ideas—is a major part of work that is often underestimated. I
Watching the trending video of budding hooligan kids of the Lead British International School, Abuja gives me goosebumps. I watched,
At first, it didn’t make sense but in retrospect, the slogan preached against the hurly-burly of Nigerian politics. In 1979,
The story, last week, that Arise News Channel is live in 54 countries in Africa, including South Africa and nine
Corruption has been in the news lately, grabbing headlines and seizing national attention. In the week that Yahaya Bello arrayed
In 1999 when the Obasanjo-led administration took over the reins of power, Nigeria was the fourth biggest economy in Africa
Sceptical reporters had indeed cast the headlines of the stories they were going to file, ahead of the 98th national