Despite every attempt to feign surprise and douse the outrage, this festival and its violence against women did not erupt overnight. If a fertility tradition had long gone cancerous, why wait for it to consume the community? The pictures told the story. Hordes of boys marched through the streets of Ozoro like packs of hyenas hunting for […]

Tinubu has done us proud. The first Nigerian leader to visit the English monarch in decades. That’s no mean feat.  He may not have tamed the electricity demon he had  bitched bitterly about when he was in the opposition.  But it’s inspiring to see him dazzling the paparazzi at Windsor. It’s not easy to find […]

Tinubu’s first term is effectively over. His report card is ready. His wife already hails him as the architect of modern Nigeria. The National Assembly worships at his feet. This is the closest Nigeria has come to one-man rule. The irony is unmistakable. A former opposition firebrand now presides over a system where dissent is handled like  […]

In the past, schools were centers of discipline. Parents sometimes reported erring children to teachers, trusting those firmer, dispassionate hands to deliver the correction needed. Teachers stood as community pillars, disciplining without fear of backlash. Principals were revered as standard-bearers of societal values. These days, doting parents storm schools to assault teachers for merely scolding […]

The attack on Peter Obi and other opposition leaders was entirely foreseeable. The opposition must grasp its current predicament and unite to resist. So far, it has remained too aloof , too feeble. It has to take the bull by the horns or thrown in the towel. In 2023, local  opposition parties in Rivers State could barely […]