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The Log in Our Eye: The Quiet Tragedy of Nigeria’s “Lost” Inmates by Lawson Akhigbe
The grim reality of the Nigerian justice system was laid bare recently in a devastating report by Arise News. In 2007, a 14-year-old boy named Gospel Kinani disappeared from Ogoniland, Rivers State. For nearly two decades, his family searched for him in vain; the profound grief even claimed the lives of both his parents. Eighteen years later, Gospel was finally found not dead, but alive, broken, and languishing inside the Port Harcourt Correctional Center at 33 years old.
Trump’s World Cup: Finding 11,780 Goals
The referee blew the whistle, the linesman raised a flag, the electoral officer counted the votes, and even when people grumbled, they generally accepted that the game was bigger than any one player. Institutions existed so that personal desires did not become public policy
A Red Card for Reality: How Trump Imported Election-Denial Tactics to the World Cup by Lawson Akhigbe
If you thought the beautiful game was safe from the ugly machinery of American election denial, the 2026 FIFA World Cup just served up a staggering reality check.
My Village
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? My village is where my family is at
Spells vs. Supplications: How Language Decides Who is “Holy” and Who is “Voodoo”
Oba of Benin gathers his chiefs, raises a ceremonial staff, and recites a rhythmic Edo formula to combat insecurity within his domain, the Western-trained mind instinctively shifts its vocabulary. Suddenly, it’s not a prayer. It’s an incantation. It’s a spell. It’s juju. Why does one man commune with the divine while the other plays with magic? The difference isn't actually in the action; it’s in the vocabulary of power, race, and who owns the dictionary.
Centre for Nigeria Progress 