By Maria Olawumi Egunjobi In an age of convenience, getting food is just a click away. There’s a surge of online food vendors who have moved past the brick-and-mortar, transforming smartphones into instant restaurants. We can order jollof rice from a kitchen in Surulere or suya from a corner grill in Wuse with a few […]

By Paul James The recent conclusion of the recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan has exposed significant vulnerabilities in Nigeria’s electoral system. Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed normal operations, the necessity for reforms to protect this vital institution has never been more pressing. As we reflect on this incident, it […]

By NICK DAZANG Sixteen hunters, on their way from Port Harcourt to Kano, for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, were intercepted at Uromi, Edo State, and were cruelly lynched. Naturally, the lynching occasioned a national outrage. Rarely have Nigerians, across strata and spectra, been so unanimous and clarion in their indignation. This lynching was not only barbaric, it […]

By IKECHUKWU EZE In the annals of Nigeria’s political history, few moments stand out as defining turning points for democracy. One such moment occurred on March 31, 2015,  exactly ten years ago. That was when then-President Goodluck Jonathan placed a phone call to his rival, Muhammadu Buhari, conceding defeat even before the final results were officially […]

I was a teenager when I first met Ayoola Lawrence Oluwole Olukanni, one of the most politically conscious, perceptive, charismatic and efficient African ambassadors I have ever known. I had joined a radical student organisation, the Alliance of Progressive Students, ALPS, in the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU. That decision changed my […]