By Linda Thomas-Greenfield Good afternoon everyone, and thank you so much, Nancy, for that introduction. Thank you as well to USIP for hosting us today, and for the fantastic work you are do... Read more
By Chido Onumah I had a few sleepless nights last week. It had nothing to do with the searing heat in the country or the epileptic power supply by Nigeria’s eternally dysfunctional electrici... Read more
By James Ogunjimi Since the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai sent a bill to the Kaduna State House of Assembly seeking to amend the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law of 1984,... Read more
Fellow Nigerians, I rejoice with you all, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, as we celebrate Easter. For Christians all over the world, this celebration is in commemoration of th... Read more
By Chido Onumah* The recent visit of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa to Nigeria presented an opportunity to rehash the view that Nigeria has not been given its due recognition in Africa... Read more
By Moses E. Ochonu Two years ago, I wrote a brief update on my social media page to praise the business ingenuity and nationalist economic instinct of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Th... Read more
By Abang Dove In the past few weeks, a lot of things trended in Nigeria including the unsuccessful passage of The Bill For An Act To Incorporate and Enforce Certain Provisions of The United... Read more
By Baba Aye Prof Eskor Toyo, fondly called “the Lenin of Africa” by his close associates, died at 7.30pm on December 7, aged 86 years. He had been bedridden for over two years, after a serie... Read more
Netsanet Belay reflects on a massacre in North-east Nigeria two years ago. “The soldiers asked the people to lie on the ground…a few minutes later they started shooting [them]. I counted 198... Read more
By Hassan Umar Dumbulun Death, the Grim Reaper, is a bitter visitor. When it comes it leaves in its wake bitterness, melancholy and deep scar in the bereaved family. These are the feelings e... Read more







