Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- That day, all I wanted was a quick dash to Chicken Republic. The mission was simple: rice, chicken, and maybe a few slices of yam with stew to top up the reserves. But in the rest... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- Our one and only daughter has gone off to college. Madam and I dropped her off the weekend before. As we made the four-hour drive from Houston to Baton Rouge along I-10, the road s... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- How does one "make it big" in Nigeria? This is the central question at the heart of Femi Otedola's memoir, "Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business." In a country where econ... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- I was minding my own business, staring dismally at Delta's underwhelming low-budget jollof rice and resigned to the dreary choice between chicken and fish, when a man, leaning forw... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 16 -- A few days ago, a haunting image surfaced on my Facebook feed that I cannot unsee; sun-bleached human remains lying half-buried in the arid vastness of the Sahara Desert. No plaque... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- It was sometime last year that I first encountered Funke Egbemode's writing. Though I cannot recall the precise title, the thematic current was unmistakably familiar: sharp, provoca... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- In a previous essay, I explored a debilitating cultural affliction I termed the "Beggar's Mindset," a condition rooted in dependency and entitlement, perpetuated by decades of polit... Read More
Nigeria, July 31 -- I found myself seated beside an American woman on a flight bound for Nigeria recently. Stephanie (not her real name) was making her second visit to the country, having connected on... Read More
Nigeria, July 19 -- It's been over two years since Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria's president. For many of us who had grown tired of the vindictive ethnonationalism that defined Muhammadu... Read More
Nigeria, July 5 -- There is something inherently captivating about the underdog narrative; the solitary visionary who, by sheer tenacity and indomitable will, defies the odds to achieve greatness. Mod... Read More