The monetization of Discontent: Why happy marriages are unprofitable to big tech, by Stephany Shaakaa
A person who feels secure in their home, anchored in their marriage and reasonably fulfilled by the ordinary work of partnership has less reason to spend hours searching for emotional stimulation elsewhere
We charge the United States with genocide, by Owei Lakemfa
As the year 2025 rolls to a close, there are citizens of the United States planning, in the new year, to charge their country with genocide against its “Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples.” The Peoples’ Senate, one of the movements engaged in the “National Mobilisation Against Genocides”, declared that to mark the 250th Commemoration of the […]
Our failed security architecture, by Adekunle Adekoya
“There are no poor countries- only failed systems for managing resources. “ –‘ Avram Noam Chomsky My discourse this week is inspired by the quote above, credited to Avram Noam Chomsky (born 1928), an American intellectual and professor known and celebrated for his work in social critivism, liguistics and political activism. He, according to Wikipedia, describes […]
Lamentable performances, by Donu Kogbara
On Tuesday, on a TV show hosted by Piers Morgan’s, a British journalist, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and a former Canadian lawmaker called Ms Goldie Ghamari, strongly disagreed over allegations that Christians in Nigeria are being persecuted. A couple of people I know feel that Tuggar did well. But most of the people with […]
Editors and the missing part of Uzodimma’s trust story, by Azu Ishiekwene
When I saw the programme for the 2025 Nigerian Guild of Editors annual conference listing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the keynote speaker, I wasn’t sure it was a good idea. Uzodimma has been in the press mainly for the wrong reasons. As one of Nigeria’s leading journalists and public intellectuals, Reuben Abati said on a […]
With Tinubu, it will only get worse, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
By nature, many Nigerians are incurable optimists. That is what keeps them going. In the face of severe challenges, they manage to sustain a relentless hope and positive outlook. In a sense, that speaks to their resilience and tenacity, without which life, which to the majority is already hell on earth, is insufferable. Yet, this optimism […]
