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Oga Bayo, Food Dey, But Hunger Dey

Nigeria, July 5 -- There is a famous crocodile farm story that explains Nigeria better than most economic briefings. A group of tourists stood by a crocodile pond when the owner announced: "One millio... Read More


Democracy and Problems; Made in Nigeria

Nigeria, June 14 -- Nigeria's democratic question is often wrongly framed as if democracy is a foreign garment that we must keep adjusting until it fits our body. We speak of Westminster, Washington, ... Read More


Nigerians top chasing snakes, heal the republic

Nigeria, June 7 -- A monk once offered a piece of wisdom that may contain one of the most accurate diagnoses of Nigeria's condition: "Imagine being bitten by a snake and, instead of focusing on healin... Read More


2027 and the Finger That Fingers Nigeria

Nigeria, May 3 -- Fela Anikulapo Kuti's Coffin for Head of State was not merely a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment carried on saxophone, anger, memory, and ancestral... Read More