My election take-aways
The much dreaded Nigerian presidential election has come and gone, and the citizens of this nation can now heave a great sigh of relief....
Musings, impressions and reflections from Rwanda
The early morning sun in Kigali is scorching. Just some minutes after six o’clock, I had to jump out of bed to pull the...
Let’s stop criminalising our entrepreneurs!
It is often said that it would amount to madness to continue doing a particular thing in one way and expecting to obtain a...
A tale of two fuel price hike protests
It all started at the beginning of the week when a young friend, a university student, called me up to ask what my perspective...
Adieu, M. le Président Boni Yayi!
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Mr. Patrice Talon was sworn in as the new president of the Republic of Benin, succeeding President Boni Yayi...
What was really happening under President Goodluck Jonathan?
An article was published online not too long ago on one of the several Nigeria-focused websites now available (I forget which one precisely), in...
Forging a national identity
Identity, noun Whatever makes an entity definable or identifiable.
E pluribus unum -- “Out of many, one.” That Latin phrase was quoted by the President...
A tale of two Yalis
Happenstance. Noun. 1. Something that happens by chance; a circumstance especially that is due to chance.
Just the other day it struck me that I...
Interrogating culture
For residents of Ile-Ife in Osun State of Nigeria, the demise of the Ooni, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, has, expectedly, been accompanied by some interesting...
Steps towards a more orderly society
It is imperative for Nigerian leaders to address the various forms of disorder in our society and propose ways of reversing the situation. This...
