Lugard, Ethnic Chauvinism and Nigeria’s Search for External Validation
By Richard Ikiebe LAST week, Britain’s King and Prime Minister were in the Caribbean amid renewed debate over the country’s…
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Nigeria’s Unlawful Judges, Wholly-Owned Judicial Surrogates
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu TWO and a half months from a general election, political surrogates have become Nigeria’s hommes du…
Brazil, Nigeria And Our ‘Nine Fingers’
By Lasisi Olagunju I was in Brazil in 2009. We landed at Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, and its surroundings…
My Opposition Created Hunger and Poverty; We Are Trying to Eradicate It — President Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accused the opposition of creating hunger and poverty in Nigeria, insisting that his administration is…
I Want to Leave Aso Rock in 2031 to a Nigeria I Can Enjoy Living In — First Lady Remi Tinubu
Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, has expressed hope that she will leave the Presidential Villa in 2031 to a country…
Cynicism: When Nigerians Turn Against Their Own Country
By Richard Ikiebe I know a Nigerian man living in the United States who sends me an almost unending stream…
Nigeria Wants More Refining; Where Will the Crude Come From?
By Sola Adebawo NIGERIA’S refining debate has turned to a more fundamental question: can the country reliably supply the crude…
Nigeria: Outsourcing The Presidency, One Infirmity At A Time
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu NEARLY 20 years ago, while stumping for his party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), outgoing President Olusegun…
A Memo To Nigeria’s National Peace Committee On Its Relevance
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu AS Nigeria marked 66 years of independence on 1 October, the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives…
Nigerians Mark Country’s 66th Independence Anniversary In UK
By Emmanuella Ejime-Okereafor NIGERIAN families in Dorset, south-west England, turned out in resplendent traditional attire, showcasing Nigeria’s cultural diversity as…