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By Azu Ishiekwene We have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow…
By Rudolf Okonkwo When I started reporting and analyzing Nigeria in the 1990s, I was unsure of the monster before me.…
By Owei Lakemfa Census is very serious business as it requires the general mobilisation of the populace. In many cases,…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Evidence of the scope of the mess created by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the…
By Osmund Agbo There are some Nigerian writers whose work I regard as true masterpieces, but I can’t help feeling…
By Owei Lakemfa Harry Belafonte did not seek social justice; social justice sought him out. When they met, he was…
By Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu There are two countries whose well-being and stability reach into nearly every part of Africa. One is the…
By Owei Lakemfa Mexico has drug cartels which can also be violent. One of the most infamous drug lords, Joaquin Archivaldo…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo There is a joke in America that every citizen of the US has an FBI file. That…