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How Wizkid's Silence Empowered Toxic Fandom In The Online Feud With Seun Kuti

Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- There comes a point in every public controversy when the real issue is no longer what was said, but what was not said. The ongoing online feud involving Wizkid, Seun Kuti, and the ... Read More


A Phone In Hand Does Not Make A Journalist

Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- In Nigeria today, smartphones are nearly ubiquitous, social media is omnipresent, and instant access to information has never been easier. This environment has fostered the widespr... Read More


Museveni's Uganda: Family Company Limited

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Yoweri Museveni did not begin his political life as a villain. When he seized power in Uganda in 1986, he was celebrated at home and abroad as a disciplined revolutionary, a leader... Read More


Connected To Darkness: How Mowe-Ibafo Became A Case Study In Nigeria's Power Failure

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- For close to two decades, communities along the Mowe-Ibafo axis lived in enforced darkness, completely cut off from the national electricity grid. Neighbourhoods such as Mowe, Ibaf... Read More


Rivers' Political Crisis And The Tower Of Babel: When Lawmakers Speak Different Languages

Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- It is no more news that Rivers State is once again trapped in a political crisis of its own making, one that did not erupt overnight but was carefully assembled, loudly announced, ... Read More


Lessons From Nebuchadnezzar For Wike On His Political Bravado

Nigeria, Jan. 11 -- History and scripture often converge on one clear truth: pride, when left unchecked, sows the seeds of downfall. The Bible recounts the story of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, a r... Read More


Singapore's Leaders Built An Economy; Nigeria's Keep Building Excuses

Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- Six decades after independence, Singapore stands as one of the world's richest countries by income per capita. Nigeria, by contrast, remains stuck in a cycle of underperformance, d... Read More


How Tiwa Savage's Knack For Afrobeats Changed The Rules

Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- Afrobeats did not become a global force by accident. It grew out of years of experimentation, resilience, cultural confidence, and the stubborn refusal of Nigerian artists to be li... Read More


Voice Of Jacob, Hand Of Esau: Inside The Power Struggle Behind Fubara's Impeachment

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- Few biblical metaphors travel as easily through Nigeria's political terrain as "the voice is Jacob's, but the hand is Esau's." It is a phrase that has survived military rule, civili... Read More


Rivers Lawmakers, Tread Carefully: Impeachment Without Merit Threatens Peace, Governance, And Democracy

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- As Rivers State lawmakers deliberate the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, live on Channels Television as this piece is being written on the morning of Thursday, January 8,... Read More