Bola Ahmed Tinubu The government has released a new ambassadorial list. It contains thirty‑two nominees who may represent Nigeria abroad if confirmed. The non‑career nominees are: Ogbonnaya Kalu, Reno Omokri, Mahmood Yakubu, Bisi Angela Adebayo, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Tasiu Musa Maigari, Yakubu N. Gambo, Nora Ladi Daduut, Femi Pedro, Femi Fani Kayode, Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu, Florence Ajimobi, …
The Trump Doctrine of Selective Scorn: A Guide to Who’s In and Who’s Out by Lawson Akhigbe
Josephine with Steve It’s a tale as old as time, or at least as old as 2015: the media paints a certain picture of Donald Josephine Trump. They say he hates Muslims. They say he’s got a problem with Black people. They portray him as a man whose scorn is a blunt instrument, swinging wildly …
General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Unification Decree No. 34: The Military’s Indelible Blueprint and the Ghost in Nigeria’s Constitutional Machine by Lawson Akhigbe
General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi The creation of states in Nigeria is often discussed as a necessary restructuring of the old regional system, a move to dismantle centrifugal forces and foster national unity. At the heart of this foundational shift lies Unification Decree No. 34 of May 24, 1966, promulgated by the military government of General Johnson …
Reinventing Nigeria by WOLE OLAOYE
I t is not yet doomsday in Nigeria. There is still some chance to rescue us from ourselves, even if the buffeting winds of killings and maimings and outright erasure of human settlements from the surface of the earth have served adequate notice that we are pushing our luck. I have no partisan agenda other …
Weaponised Poverty: How the APC Turned Nigeria Into a Hunger Games Franchise (Without Paying Us Royalties) by Lawson Akhigbe
There was a time Nigeria walked with the confident swagger of a giant — chest out, agbada flowing, and an economy that didn’t need to borrow pocket money from the IMF just to buy pure water. But that era is now in the museum, somewhere between Nok terracotta and NEPA’s customer service. In today’s Nigeria, …

