Nigeria has been a failing state for decades. And we’ve become accustomed to philosophically coping with its myriad problems and disappointing leaders. But things are particularly bad at the moment and Nigerians are extremely angry.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, recently expressed regret about the fact that Muslim extremists make Islam look bad and have turned it into “a bashing boy…because people hold it responsible for the misdeeds of a few.”

Last Saturday, Federal and State legislative election re-runs took place in my home state, Rivers. Many people gloomily expressed fears beforehand that the exercise would be violent and chaotic; and these fears turned out to be very well-founded.

I OCCASIONALLY come across great articles written by fellow journalists that express my views, exactly and succinctly, using fine language that appeals to me.

Pope Francis has said that the Catholic Church is not interested in donations from wealthy individuals who have cruelly exploited their fellow human beings.