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It’s also easy to dismiss this memoir as the musings of someone born into privilege, destined to succeed regardless of…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The great pity is that Nigerians are more divided today than even in the days of…

By Rudolf Okonkwo To understand the Igbo–Yoruba squabbles, I took a detour into the heart of South Asia, not across…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan…

By Cheta Nwanze A recent article in Premium Times highlighted something urgent. Nigeria is in the grip of a worsening…

..the unpalatable reality is that in Nigeria, institutional checks and balances, the very scaffolding of democracy, are now a mirage.…

By Azu Ishiekwene The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To…

By Zainab Suleiman Okino  Until last week or so, citizens observing political developments in Nigeria had given up on the…

By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been great at expressing appreciation to those who…