Moron and Ebola They say leadership is about vision, courage, and service. I say it’s mostly about character—because without character, a leader is just a conman with better suits. Sadly, in our modern world, character seems to be as scarce as fuel in Nigeria or common sense in Washington. Exhibit A and B? Donald J. …
Tafawa Balawa Nigeria's first prime minister Chinua Achebe’s There Was a Country is more than a memoir; it is a profound moral and historical testimony from one of Nigeria’s most revered intellectual consciences. His central thesis—that Nigeria’s foundational tragedy stems from a decline in the character of its leadership, from the exemplary "first generation" to …
History has a mischievous habit: it doesn’t die; it merely changes costume. The transatlantic slave trade, we are told, was a wicked two-man show — the European buyer and the African victim. But there was always a third actor lurking backstage: the African collaborator, the merchant-king who sold his neighbours for beads, gin, and a …
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The recent surge of condemnations from the United States Congress concerning violence perpetrated by Boko Haram in Nigeria has revived a heated debate about whether the country is witnessing a deliberate "Christian genocide". Senator Ted Cruz, in a statement on October 8, 2025, accused Nigeria of permitting a "massacre" against Christians, referencing over 100,000 deaths …
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Kanu in Court with his lawyers The recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Norway is a major lesson for Nigeria’s sluggish judicial system and renews the call for the expeditious investigation and prosecution of suspects. Ekpa, a self-styled Biafra separatist agitator based in Finland, was engaged in broadcasting incendiary messages that incited violence in SouthEast …
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