Kwara State Attacks: Political or Criminal Induced?

Kwara State Attacks: Political or Criminal Induced?

By Charles Edet, Esq., PhD, Fcr In recent weeks, Kwara State has been thrust into a maelstrom of violence that has left communities shattered, lives lost, and a palpable sense of dread hanging over the once‑peaceful heartland of Nigeria. The spate of assaults, ranging...
​Beyond the Green Passport: Who is a Nigerian?

​Beyond the Green Passport: Who is a Nigerian?

​If history explains our divisions, it does not have to imprison our future. Why Nigerian identity is a project we must actively build, not just passively inherit. ​The question did not begin in a lecture hall. It began in the humid, crowded waiting area of a passport...
The Akwa Ibom “Houseboy” Syndrome Returns

The Akwa Ibom “Houseboy” Syndrome Returns

Nigeria has many unfair stereotypes, but few have lingered as stubbornly as the slur that reduces the Akwa Ibom man to a “houseboy.” It is an insult born of prejudice, sustained by ignorance, and unworthy of repetition. And for years, leaders from the state have...