By Babafemi Ojudu SOMETHING NEW is emerging in my country, Nigeria, so new that it resists easy definition. It is a phenomenon that should engage political scientists, philosophers, and thinkers across the world. A man belongs to one party in the morning; by evening, he has shifted to another. By the next day, he is […]
By Babafemi Ojudu THERE ARE moments in the life of a people when difficult questions must be asked, not for provocation, but for the preservation of conscience. This is one of such moments. Across Nigeria today, there is a growing perception—fair or unfair—that the Yoruba, once regarded as a stabilizing moral force in the national […]...
By Emeka Monye AS I reflect on my high school days, the figure of the principal looms large in my memory. The principal was an all-powerful entity, revered and feared in equal measure. Students would instinctively straighten their posture and comport themselves whenever the principal strolled along the veranda, eyes scanning for any signs of ...
