South Africa’s Shame by Leadership Editorial

South African There is a particular cruelty in what is happening to Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa right now. These are people who crossed borders within the same continent, many of them fleeing hardship, seeking opportunity, building lives with whatever they had. And in the country that the world once held up …

Abuja’s Emperor and the Price of Silence by Lawson Akhigbe

There are moments in politics when a man says too much in anger and accidentally tells the truth. The recent outburst by Nyesom Wike was one of those moments. The Federal Capital Territory Minister, speaking with the swagger of a provincial emperor who believes Abuja is his personal estate, became visibly irritated when journalists dared …

My Children’s School Recital

What was the last live performance you saw? Hearing my children sing at their school's recitals, seeing their joy and the immense pride swelling from my guts is the second best experience of my life.

The Curious Case of Shamima Begum and the Cambridge Gentlemen Who Spied Their Way to Tea by Lawson Akhigbe

Shamima Begum Britain, a country that prides itself on fair play, queue etiquette, and the quiet conviction that rules apply to everyone—except, occasionally, the right sort of people—has once again found itself staring into a moral mirror. On one side stands Shamima Begum; on the other, the impeccably tailored ghosts of the Cambridge Five. The …