Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Last week, I shared a travelogue describing my visit to Taraba State, where distance is measured not in kilometres but in neglect and where a road becomes a referendum on citizensh... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 30 -- A society does not collapse only when guns are louder than laws. It also weakens when citizens begin to suspect that the text meant to govern them can be quietly edited after the c... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- Some national tragedies do not happen all at once. They arrive quietly, until people start living in fear. Travelling becomes a risk. Farming feels uncertain. Going to school turns... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- Not long ago, a well-worn phrase began to echo again in Nigeria's public conversation: "We need more boots on the ground." It is a phrase that sounds decisive, almost comforting. It... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 17 -- After every election in Nigeria - especially the contentious ones - a familiar chorus rises: "They will rig it." "Nothing will change." Following the recent off-cycle governorship ... Read More