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
Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- Public activism is often dismissed as noise - hashtags that flare and fade, marches that make the evening news and then dissolve. But when citizens stay with the work beyond the fir... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- There are moments in a nation's life when its people hear their own voices with unusual clarity. This is one such moment. In the last week of August this year, a significant event ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- Voter turnout is democracy's vital sign, and ours has been fading. Since 2007, participation has fallen from 57 per cent to 26.7 per cent in 2023 - our lowest since the return to ci... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- There are moments when a country loses more than a person; it loses a compass. The passing of Dr Solomon E Arase on 31 August felt like that - an abrupt dimming of a steady light ... Read More