Wednesday Column

Wednesday Column

Is Nigeria worth dying for?

This query, in one form or another, was what dominated our social media on the weekend. For most of those raising it, the answer seemed obvious: our c

Positive political participation as the fix to our broken politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced late last month that the 2023 general elections will be held on Saturday, the 18th of F

Liberating the Northern Muslim woman is an existential issue

One weird thing that stuck with me from my first visit to the United Kingdom in early 2014 was the pace at which London women walked. As someone who w

Seat of power within striking distance

The boiling frog is an ancient parable which, though disproved by modern science, still holds true in Nigeria. The fable describes a frog being slowly

The foreign face of insecurity

It is curious to observe that Nigerians, who have been so agitated and outspoken about the various disturbing dimensions of the raging insecurity plag