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The six-month suspension of the democratic system in Rivers State — and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension from the Senate — shows that freedom is not free. Not in Nigeria, and...

When the Federal Government of Nigeria announced in August 2025 that it had already surpassed its revenue target for the entire fiscal year, citizens might have expected a pause in...

Trust, ultimately, is rational. People do not trust because they are told to; they trust because systems behave predictably and fairly. Trust is the everyday currency of democratic life. When...

There can be no better political gift for the incumbent president and his ruling party. Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of Law at the...

“Bros, how are you preparing for the weekend?” Which weekend? Today is Tuesday, you are asking me about weekend. Have you taken something today? Weekend? How?” “Just that in my...

As individuals and collectively, it would be valuable if we critically reassess the impact of our actions on the younger generation, while we assess our complicity in structures of bias...

Here is the truth: this system needs reform. Reform doesn’t mean closing the democratic space, but making it meaningful and orderly. The 2027 general elections are fast approaching, and Nigeria’s...

In the evolving landscape of global cinema, few industries have risen as rapidly and forcefully as Nollywood—the Nigerian film industry. Rich in cultural expression, narrative complexity, and social influence, Nollywood...

Nigeria’s senior female soccer team, the Super Falcons are the Queens of Africa given their superlative, dominant and creative performance, their resilience, and agility at the just concluded Women’s African...

Walk into almost any public school in Nigeria, and you feel the weight of history pressing down on the desks. Much of the system still operates to the rhythm of...