Opinion

When Nigeria happens, nothing will protect you

In 1999, shortly after the economic wilderness that was the Abacha era, there was a rich dude who died.

Anambra 2021: Looking beyond money, name and personality

As the race into the government house, Awka, Anambra State come 2021 gathers momentum, it becomes pertinent for Anambra people to take a cursory look at the journey so far to enable them make...

New IGP, Ebube Agu and other stories by Reuben Abati

The official excuse at the time was that the President needed a period of three months to look for a proper replacement.

Ogah And The Uchechukwu Ga Eme Na Abia 2023 Political Philosophy

In Saudi Arabia '89 during the Under 23 Junior World Cup competition then USSR-Soviet Union, but now Russia was leading the Nigerian Junior National team by 4 goals to nil during the first half...

Why Buhari is more loyal to Niger Republic than Nigeria

Buhari is supposed to be “president” of Nigeria.

Only Buhari’s switch to Christianity will nudge the North

Well, firstly, the protests are not “mass,” don’t seem to resonate widely, and are already caving in before they have even started. Give it a few more days and all will be quiet. Until another cascade of mass killings grips us.

A call to deradicalise Igbo youths

Igbo youths have never been so disconnected from their elders.

Wonders of Hausa-speaking Northern Christian names

Similarly, many Muslims (both in the North and in the South) have no awareness of the etymological affinities between these distinctive Hausa Christian names and the Arabic language.

Where’s the coup next?

Barely a month after this audacious proclamation, Murtala was brutally assassinated in a bloody coup on the streets of Lagos on February 13, 1976.
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