Here is a question we should all be thinking about: where will the future of democracy actually be decided? Most Western observers look to the usual suspects polarization in Washington,…
For more than three decades, Atiku Abubakar has remained one of the most persistent figures in Nigeria’s presidential politics. From his years as vice president between 1999 and 2007 to…
One of Nigeria’s longest-running constitutional dissensions has been revived by the country’s deteriorating security situation: should states be permitted to create their own police forces? The case for state police…
For an African developer striving to build the next breakthrough artificial intelligence product, the most frustrating obstacle isn’t writing the algorithm. It is keeping the computer running. A startup can…
Despite producing its strongest collective showing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, African football once again fell short of breaking into the semi-finals. The tournament laid bare a harsh reality:…
In Sefwi Wiawso, in Ghana’s Western North Region, Comfort Owusu has grown cocoa for nineteen years. Her three acres feed the world’s chocolate habit: Switzerland’s, Belgium’s, Japan’s. She has never…
Few topics generate as much visceral fascination in the Global South as the secrets of extreme wealth creation. In Nigeria a nation where stark economic distress sits alongside dazzling displays…
Firstpost Editorial Desk For decades, the standard narrative surrounding state governance in Nigeria was one of quiet resignation. Subnational economies operated largely as administrative outposts – heavily reliant on monthly…
Every year, political scientists and economists debate the concept of the “failed state.“ But perhaps the more pressing crisis of our time is the “hollow state“ a bureaucracy so vast,…
Kidnapping has evolved from an isolated criminal enterprise into one of Nigeria’s most persistent national security crises. Once concentrated in the oil-producing Niger Delta as a tool for militancy, the…