Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- My first encounter was aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Washington Dulles to Addis Ababa. I'm still not sure why I chose it. Perhaps I reached for something that looked vagu... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- There is something undeniably charming about General Yakubu Gowon. He comes across as unassuming and possessed of a quiet dignity. At 92, a milestone he will reach in October, he is... Read More
Nigeria, July 25 -- For me, it was the Margaret Ekpo Refectory. My heart simply folded into itself. In that moment, I felt the kind of grief a son knows, standing before the ruins of his father's hous... Read More
Nigeria, July 18 -- David Nweze Umahi, a two-term former governor of Ebonyi State, former senator of the Federal Republic, and Nigeria's current Minister of Works, is no stranger to controversy. In fa... Read More
Nigeria, July 11 -- Keir Starmer's planned departure from No. 10 Downing Street after barely two years in office represents yet another dramatic turn in Britain's increasingly volatile political lands... Read More
Nigeria, July 4 -- A close friend recently returned to Nigeria for the first time after fifteen years in the United Kingdom. Like many Nigerians in the diaspora, he had spent those years toiling, savi... Read More
Nigeria, June 20 -- In Greek mythology, there is the fascinating story of Pygmalion, a gifted sculptor from the island of Cyprus. Disillusioned by the women around him, Pygmalion resolved never to mar... Read More
Nigeria, June 13 -- When Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo assumed office as governor of Anambra State in 2022, he arrived in Awka bearing an intimidating resume and a trailer-load of goodwill. Many N... Read More
Nigeria, June 6 -- Few situations test the integrity of human relationships more severely than the necessity of refusal. To deny a request from a friend or family member is to step onto morally treach... Read More
Nigeria, May 30 -- In Hans Christian Andersen's immortal parable, The Emperor's New Clothes, an entire kingdom became hostage to a lie. Courtiers, ministers, noblemen, and ordinary citizens all partic... Read More