Some politicians depend on massive turnout to win; others thrive when citizens are too afraid to leave their homes to vote. The recent stream of videos from Benin City, of attacks on politicians and the vandalisation of a party state secretariat, reprises...

Nigeria’s development crisis is often framed as a failure of leadership, corruption, or poor economic management. While these explanations are not wrong, they are incomplete. ...

In 1975, as a young reporter, I was assigned to cover the visit of Alhaji Lateef Jakande to prisons in Benin City in his capacity then as President of the Prisoners Welfare Association of Nigeria. I followed him to the main prison on Sapele Road and the s...

In the fleeting, flattened world of social media, where only simple, singular ideas survive, politicians and media enjoy endless field days constructing and reconstructing reality, bending it to suit their purpose. The custom of reducing complex public pr...

Duro Oni’s recent article captures an increasingly evident pattern within Nigeria’s healthcare system as the sustained exit of doctors places mounting pressure on already strained institutions. His analysis captures the urgency of the moment and the human...

As of late 2025, Ukrainian officials estimated that at least 1,436 African nationals from 36 countries are fighting for Russia in the ongoing war with Ukraine. Many of the Africans did not travel to become soldiers. They are said to have left home in resp...

In early February 2026, coordinated attacks in parts of Kwara and Katsina reportedly left more than 170 people dead within days. These incidents were not aberrations. They fit a longer pattern in which organised violence has moved steadily from Nigeria’s ...

Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant investments in reviving its long-neglected railway system. Building on efforts that began in earnest in the late 2000s and accelerated after 2010, this revival is carried out primarily through a state-led...