I am gravely worried about the 2027 elections. Other well-meaning Nigerians, who want the best for the country, are worried too. And this is not about being an alarmist. No! It is realism. The augury is too stark that one needs not be endowed with the gift of clairvoyance to read the handwriting on the wall. […]

Recently, President Bola Tinubu unceremoniously sacked Kayode Egbetokun as Nigeria’s 22nd Inspector-General of Police, IGP, reportedly for expressing strong reservations about the creation of state police. Tinubu swiftly named Tunji Disu as the new IGP. Disu immediately declared that “state police has come to stay” and set up a panel to develop a framework for establishing […]

Picture this: A woman walks into a room. She doesn’t announce herself. She doesn’t demand attention. Yet somehow, the atmosphere shifts. Conversations pause mid-sentence. Heads turn. People straighten in their seats. She hasn’t said a word, but everyone knows—someone significant has arrived. What just happened? Was it her title? Her reputation? Perhaps. But more likely, it […]

“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children“—  Dietrich Bonhoeffer A complex and peculiar crisis is facing the international community today. This is the erosion of ethical norms in countries that should provide leadership to the world through example. For norms to retain their authority, they […]

Yes, there are many critical connections between USA/Israel’s war on the Islamic Republic of Iran, IRI, and the past, present and future of Nigeria. I am not talking about the general rise in living costs such as petroleum products, inflation and others due to disruptions in the flow of oil and gas in the Strait of […]