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New York Times article and the convenient villain in Nigeria's story, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- After the last United States presidential election, I cancelled my cable news subscriptions without a second thought. I had reached a point of saturation. I no longer wished to per... Read More


My new year resolution, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- For many years, I have maintained a sustained and discerning interest in Nigeria's real estate sector, gradually assembling what might fairly be described as a modest portfolio.It ... Read More


No one escapes a broken society, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- "Personal success will not insulate you from the failures of your society." - Author unknown For many Africans in the diaspora, there is a quiet but enduring dream that our childre... Read More


Peace of a graveyard, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Dec. 13 -- They call it non-kinetic a soft whisper in a burning field, a handshake offered to hands still wet with yesterday's blood. In secret rooms they bargain away our lives, counting ran... Read More


Ndigbo: Confronting the uncomfortable truths and what must change (2), By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- In the first instalment of this open letter, we revisited the historical distortions that shifted Ndigbo from the centre of Nigeria's political life to the periphery of its power st... Read More


An open letter to Ndigbo (I): Confronting the uncomfortable truths, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Umunne m, I write to you today not in anger, but with a mind sharpened against self-deception. This is neither a letter of comfort nor a stage for fragile egos, but a reckoning fo... Read More


Ndigbo: Confronting the uncomfortable truths (I), By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Umunne m, I write to you today not in anger, but with a mind sharpened against self-deception. This is neither a letter of comfort nor a stage for fragile egos, but a reckoning fo... Read More


Ali's cartel of clowns, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- In Eruku, prayers ascended and bullets answered first. Church doors splintered; a sanctuary of hope transfigured into an altar of smoke and screams. Three worshippers collapsed be... Read More


The sheikh who chose terror, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- In the great city of Kaduna, Northern Nigeria's political capital, there is a man who, though trained as a doctor, is better known as a Sheikh. He hails from a long line of Islamic... Read More


Nigeria Needs Support, Not Shock and Awe, by Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 7 -- Since week, President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric on Christian persecution in Nigeria, warning the Nigerian government to act swiftly against the growing insurgency. H... Read More