Line of Sight

Line of Sight

Fighting a coup abroad, while grappling with terrorists at home

There are many ironies to Nigeria’s intervention to foil a coup attempt in neighbouring Benin Republic. Alarm bells rang on Sunday when some soldiers

From Badaru to Musa: Resetting Nigeria’s security priorities

The mysterious sudden illness that afflicts some Nigerian political appointees and compels them to resign suddenly has struck again. This time, the ca

Kanu, Peter Obi, Gumi and the astonishing bizarreness of Nigeria

Finally, we have some respite from the dreadful stream of Nnamdi Kanu’s courtroom tirades that we were being served recently after his verdict that ev

General Uba, media blame games, and the enemy within

By now it is old news and everyone in Nigeria, probably including those hiding under some rock, has heard that Boko Haram scored a major symbolic poin

Beyond the fracas of the soldier and the minister

At the end of its run, Game of Thrones concluded with a whimper. But at its peak, it provided one of the most iconic discourses on power in Season Two