WETIN SEYI WANT SEF? By Victor Anazonwu
Everywhere the Nigerian president goes, a certain bearded young man looms large behind him. He is neither part of the security detail nor a member of the official presidential team. …
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Opinions & Articles
The First Battle of the African Renaissance – By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD.
This is Africa’s moment—brimming with youthful energy, technological potential, cultural capital, and geopolitical relevance. Yet, at the heart of our quest for continental transformation lies a war far less visible …
JAMB, SOUTH-EAST & NIGERIA! By VICTORIA OHIAERI
You need to see how I dashed to the airport and flew back into the country in a frenzy. Apart from that, I had other things I planned to do …
BETWEEN BAYAJIDDA & NIGERIA: The Way the Cookie Crumbles – By Victor Anazonwu
Many years ago, as a teenage student of West African history, I was fascinated by many stories. One of them was the story of the Old Hausa States. It is …
Nigeria is Radicalizing the Igbo, One Injustice at a Time – By Abolaji Rasaq
There’s something about persecution that does two things to a people: it either breaks them, or it makes them beasts of survival. For centuries, they were hunted, hated, and humiliated …
The Pope as Symbol of Catholic Duality – By Abdullahi Hamza
You know, it’s funny when people hear that Pope Leo XIV has a math degree, taught physics, and wrote a thesis on monastic leadership, they act like it’s some wild …
White Smoke Defies Logic: The Limits of Human Predictive Systems – By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
Abstract The 2025 Papal Conclave has once again spotlighted the failure of both human and artificial intelligence-driven predictions to accurately anticipate major global events. Despite exhaustive modeling, strategic insights, and …
Reimagining the Future of Humankind Beyond Mortality – By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
“There is nothing inevitable about death but our belief in it.” Human civilization has, for centuries, lived under the quiet tyranny of mortality. Death and degeneration have been accepted not …
Now I Understand Why My Father Was Silent – By Anonymous Author
When I was a boy, I used to wonder why my father came home some nights very late without saying a word. No smile. No stories. Just silence, and a …
FROM “SAI BABA” TO “ON YOUR MANDATE”: THE DANGER OF BLIND FOLLOWERSHIP – By Patrick Iria Uanseru
One of Nigeria’s biggest problems isn’t just bad leadership, it’s blind loyalty. We saw it with Buhari. The chant “Sai Baba!” echoed through the land like a national prayer. People …
