It is shocking how quick we are forgetting that the political boundaries of the continent we live on were drawn by foreigners. During the so-called “Scramble for Africa” in the…
The ongoing crisis in the Middle Belt is often eclipsed by conflicts in other regions of the federal republic. Ethnoreligious tensions such as the Biafran Secession Movement and the Boko…
We Nigerians are far too quick to assign unearned titles to leaders who are yet to prove their competence. “Your Excellency, Sir” is most obsequiously attached to governors, local government…
The Nigerian president is burdened with a gaping range of responsibilities. In addition to being both head of state and head of government, the president must appoint the ministers of…
In February and March of next year, Nigerians will elect a new set of leaders into a dysfunctional political system. We are all familiar with the way the process…
Ralph Uwazuruike, the founder of the Biafra Independence Movement, declared May twenty-second Biafra Day. Demonstrations were quickly met with repression, however, as police cracked down on a parade in Enugu…