Achebe and the Myth of Nigerian Exceptionalism
It has been only a few weeks since the prolific and renowned author, Professor Chinua Achebe’s personal account of the 1967 Nigerian Civil War, “There Was a Country” was published,[…]
Category: Politics
Nigeria: What Does The Future Hold?
As the news filter through the media spaces one always hopes to hear good news but the reverse has been the case in my country, Nigeria, in the last couple[…]
In Nigeria, We Die Cheap – Mark Amaza
Ugochukwu Ozuah was just fresh from honeymoon with his bride over the weekend. Five days after his wedding, he was seeing off a friend who had come to pay the[…]
Not A Way To Fly – Mark Amaza
One of the most commonly seen descriptions of Nigeria is ‘a country with very poor or almost inexistent infrastructure’. These words are neither an exaggeration nor a fallacy. We are[…]
Northern Traditional Institutions and the Crises of Legitimacy – Salisu Suleiman
Eye witnesses to the recent attempt on the life of the Emir of Fika, Alhaji Muhammed Abali Ibn Mohammed Idrisa, narrated how the emir, who is also the Chairman, Yobe[…]
The lost memo on banning foreign medical trips for Nigerian public officers
In April, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu made a bold announcement that he is considering sending a memo to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting to ban public[…]
Boko Haram: Lessons for the North – Mark Amaza
It is no longer news that Northern Nigeria has been and continues to be ravaged by terrorism and, to a large extent anarchy in many parts. The Boko Haram terrorist[…]
Buhari, Boko Haram and Northern Establishment – Salisu Suleiman
One of the greatest ironies of Nigeria’s current political dialectics is the fact that the only man who probably has the moral authority to end the Boko Haram imbroglio also[…]
Northern Nigeria: The Disconnect Between Our Leaders and the Rest of Us
It is becoming a tired cliché to note that Nigeria is a country with vast potentials which have remained unrealized due to socio-political and economic challenges of which dearth of[…]
A Handbook for Fuel Subsidy Thieves – Salisu Suleiman
Why are Nigerians outraged at the unraveling fuel subsidy scandal and the monumental fraud that characterized the entire process? Why should we feel betrayed when people we trusted to probe[…]