“Medice, cura te Ipsum” (‘Physician, heal thyself’, Luke 4:23). The word ethics is generally understood to be a set of “moral principles that govern a person’s...
Dear President Tinubu, Today’s epistle is prompted by the crisis in Rivers State and, more importantly, by the political manner in which most of those responsible...
“Whenever I was upset by something in the papers,” Jackie once recalled, “[Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flick- ing away...
Often, I tell people that “I am the product of other people’s generosity.” I would not be where I am if several people, including my parents,...
I have written repeatedly about the struggles I went through whilst living in Accra as a young mother. Recently, my mind took me back to a...
In 1997, I returned to Liberia from Ghana with three point five children (I was pregnant again), broke, dejected and suicidal. Yes, I wanted to...
Democracy is often cast as the antithesis of authoritarian rule — a beacon of liberty standing firm against the shadows of oppression. Yet, history tells a...
Introduction The brazen assault on Nigeria’s democracy through the unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu exposes a...
Nigeria’s perennial electricity crisis has been a source of frustration for citizens and businesses alike. Despite efforts to reform the power sector, the country continues to...
In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria...