One of the best pieces written about Nigeria’s Igbo problem by a non-Igbo person was recently republished by David Hundeyin in his BusinessDay NG column. There are two parts to it, here and here. I highly recommend that you read it. Reading the article, no one should be surprised about…

I visited Stonehenge today. In researching about it before coming, I learned that the place attracts more than a million visitors a year! Look at it this way: an adult ticket to Stonehenge is £22. You are encouraged to make a £5 donation as well, but let’s stick with the…

Now that pretty much everyone and his cat has declared to run for President in 2023, I think it is time for those of us that would be the ones casting votes to take a realistic view of the lie of the land, and ask ourselves uncomfortable but necessary questions. …

My column in BusinessDay NG today follows up on the Kaduna Train attack and asks who is truly in charge in Nigeria? It is important to ask this question because: a) Kaduna is the state most saturated with military installations; b) the airport in Kaduna has been attacked not once…

Many people have quoted this tweet in the light of yesterday’s tragedy. I think it’s important to tell the story behind the tweet. My last trip to Kaduna was around that day and headed back to Abuja, I got to the station (no need to tell the story of how…

For all the noise and hue made about reduced piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, I think it’s important to bring us back to earth: the reduction in piracy is a global thing across the board, and some sources say it’s because of reduced shipping as a result of the…

In 2016, my friend, Solomon Apenja started a case at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, aiming to enforce the rights of traditional religious worshippers in Nigeria. To make a foolish story short, the case has not gone anywhere.

Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, two British nationals who have been in detention for four years in one case, and six-and-half years in the second case, have been released by Iran, and as I’m writing this, are preparing to board a plane that will start the first leg of their…

The Indian TV host, Arnab Goswami, hosted a debate three days ago and had an exchange that completely encapsulated my position in this Russia and Ukraine matter. I particularly like this quote: “India has taken a stand Sean, and we have chosen to abstain. …