Nigeria, March 19 -- It is a strange thing to wake up in a country and feel like everyone in charge has travelled. Not metaphorically. Physically. You scan the news and realise that a good number of... Read More
Nigeria, March 17 -- There are moments when a nation does not need explanation. There are moments in the life of a nation when symbolism becomes substance. When where a president stands matters just... Read More
Nigeria, March 15 -- His father dead. He is injured. He is on the run. He lacks legitimacy. Which leaves a question echoing across the Middle East tonight. Who is running Iran? Power in the Islamic Re... Read More
Nigeria, March 12 -- I came to get gas and the pump was looking at me like a loan officer asking, are you ready to make this financial decision? I left negotiating like I was applying for a mortgage. ... Read More
Nigeria, March 11 -- For more than eighty years, Washington and London have boasted of a special relationship. A phrase made famous by Winston Churchill during the Second World War, it conjures images... Read More
Nigeria, March 10 -- There is an old principle at the heart of every functioning democracy. Government makes the law, but government must also obey it. When that balance breaks, something deeper than ... Read More
Nigeria, March 9 -- In 1979, Iran rose in fury against a king. Millions poured into the streets to bring down the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the monarch whose dynasty had ruled the country with i... Read More
Nigeria, March 5 -- In mature democracies, parties exist to advance ideas and policies. Voters know what a Democrat or a Republican stands for. They can predict policy direction, trust that promises r... Read More
Nigeria, March 1 -- War rarely begins with fire. It begins with a question. What must be done to prevent something worse? What follows is rarely the answer anyone expects. Israeli and American officia... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- In Nigeria, power does not sit across the table from wealth. It shares the same chair. Our problem is not that businessmen influence politics. It is that the line between businessm... Read More