The ongoing mass protests in France were ignited and led by students. They are the segment of society to which all shades and classes of society belong. When such a class reaches consensus and hits the streets, as it has done in parts of Europe in the last few weeks, change in society is likely […]

Economic reforms are universally measured by their impacts on the living standards of ordinary citizens, but President Bola Tinubu judges his reforms by macro-economic statistics that have absolutely no bearing on the wellbeing of ordinary Nigerians. More than three years after their introduction, Tinubu’s economic reforms have had devastating social consequences, deepening poverty, hunger and […]

When they were discharged and acquitted on Friday, October 23, 2026, Thaddeus Ojokoh and Damian Ibeh – held hands and shed tears of joy, having come back, literally, from the dead. Two men yoked together in adversity, they echoed the “Free at last, free at last, great God almighty, we are free at last” chant […]

In almost every organization and academic institution, there exists a quiet, widespread phenomenon. Highly accomplished engineers, seasoned project managers, respected educators, energetic technology founders, and dedicated postgraduate scholars sit in conference rooms and lecture halls harboring the same secret fear: What if everyone realizes I don’t know what I’m doing? This internal experience—often termed imposter […]

How did the Igbo nation, in about 70 years, move from dominating the officer grades of the Nigerian Army to being begged to fill their quotas today? The simple answer is that the Nigerian armed and security forces have been the primary kinetic instrument used by colonial Britain and its willing vassal post-colonial Nigerian state […]