Monarchs Without Use 

Monarchs Without Use 

There is hardly anyone who has no idea of the word monarch, given how long it has been in the existence of man and society, and how ubiquitous it is. Irrespective of language, culture, geography, or any other consideration, people – everywhere in the world – have one thing that is common in their histories,…

Nigeria: In Search of Heroes

Nigeria: In Search of Heroes

This piece is not intended to paint anyone in colours (whether good or bad), it rather examines Nigeria’s fate since independence, and highlights the need for urgent action from all of us that are called by the name Nigeria (the government and the governed). While we are all responsible for Nigeria’s current reality, it must,…

The Irony Called APC 

The Irony Called APC 

“This administration has done extremely well. I have to say it because those who are supposed to say it are not saying it. I don’t know why.” The above was a statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari while on a working visit to Imo state two weeks ago. The president had been invited by the…

The Nigerian Presidency And The Igbo’s Quest 

The Nigerian Presidency And The Igbo’s Quest 

The politics of the 2023 Nigerian General Elections has begun and is in full throttle. Intentions to run for various offices have been declared, supposed agreements are being broken, alignments are being adjusted, and decamping is going on, among other things. While all these are going on, one subject that has become as popular as…

Why Leaders Fail 

Why Leaders Fail 

In Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature, life was competitive, violent, brutish, and short. It was so because there was no central governing authority to check human relations, and because people wanted, largely, the same things, things that could not go around everyone. So it became a struggle, a violent one in which the strongest almost…