THE BIAFRAN PARADOX: Africa’s Great ‘What If’
Every year on May 30, a quiet, uncomfortable shadow falls over West Africa. It marks the anniversary of the 1967 declaration of the Republic of Biafra a short-lived breakaway state…
Every year on May 30, a quiet, uncomfortable shadow falls over West Africa. It marks the anniversary of the 1967 declaration of the Republic of Biafra a short-lived breakaway state…
The Nigerian corporate elite has found a convenient scapegoat for the country’s sluggish productivity: the “unemployable“ youths. Recently, Tosin Eniolorunda, CEO of the fintech unicorn Moniepoint, ignited a firestorm by…
In Nigerian politics, elections are often decided long before the first ballot is cast. By the time voters troop to polling units, the real battle may have already be fought:…
In Lagos, on a thick, humid evening, the energy in the room is palpable even before the opening joke. Elegantly dressed guests, from finance professionals to startup founders and public…
For decades, the skyline of Lagos has been a testament to the symbiotic relationship between Nigeria’s political elite and the Chagoury Group. From the sands of Eko Atlantic to the…
Abuja/Lagos — History rarely offers a clean slate, but for Nigeria, the decade under the All Progressives Congress (APC) has felt like a prolonged erasure of the middle class. Since…
In the fertile fields of Benue, once proudly called Nigeria’s food basket, silence now competes with the sound of gunfire. Farmers who once rose before dawn to tend yam barns…
LAGOS, Nigeria — In the volatile ecosystem of Afrobeats, where talent collides with controversy and fame can be as fleeting as a viral hook, Azeez Fashola—better known as Naira Marley—stands…
In the landscape of Nigerian media – where the line between journalism and public relations often blurs into a convenient fog – Rufai Oseni remains a jarring, necessary anomaly. While…
In the modern democracy, the electoral umpire is expected to be a figure of clinical, almost monastic neutrality. The “I“ in INEC – Independent – is supposed to be a…