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The Sunday Igboho I Knew
The Sunday Igboho I Knew
Liberation
Liberation
Africa, stop ruining your future by exporting needed human capital!
Africa, stop ruining your future by exporting needed human capital!
Entry points for Nigeria’s diplomacy in the Biden era
Entry points for Nigeria’s diplomacy in the Biden era
US Institutions After Trump
US Institutions After Trump
The Internet Versus Democracy
The Internet Versus Democracy
The Internet Versus Democracy
The Internet Versus Democracy
Problem of ASUU and The Way Forward
Problem of ASUU and The Way Forward
Five Digital Transformation Predictions for 2021
Five Digital Transformation Predictions for 2021
The President’s Banana Plantation
The President’s Banana Plantation
Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, 1960-2020: Professor George Obiozor’s New Leeway
Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, 1960-2020: Professor George Obiozor’s New Leeway
DNA TEST IS NOT THE ONLY PROOF OF PATERNITY UNDER NIGERIAN LAW!
DNA TEST IS NOT THE ONLY PROOF OF PATERNITY UNDER NIGERIAN LAW!
My Journey To COVIDOM
My Journey To COVIDOM
Africa needs leaders who can rise to the challenges of our times
Africa needs leaders who can rise to the challenges of our times
Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis Lacks Leadership; The U.S. Can Help Fill the Void
Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis Lacks Leadership; The U.S. Can Help Fill the Void
Viral mutations may cause another ‘very, very bad’ COVID-19 wave, scientists warn
Viral mutations may cause another ‘very, very bad’ COVID-19 wave, scientists warn
THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION WEB AT FCMB
THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION WEB AT FCMB
How Enhanced Connectivity Sets the Foundation for Digital Economies
How Enhanced Connectivity Sets the Foundation for Digital Economies
Looking Back On 2020 With A Sense of Optimism Toward 2021
Looking Back On 2020 With A Sense of Optimism Toward 2021
The Guest, Coro, Didn’t Come To Play
The Guest, Coro, Didn’t Come To Play
Bonuola, the Man and the Journalist
Bonuola, the Man and the Journalist
What the U.S. Political Transition Might Mean for Africa Generally and Its Oil and Gas Sector in Particular
What the U.S. Political Transition Might Mean for Africa Generally and Its Oil and Gas Sector in Particular
INFRADIG: A Presidential Comeuppance
INFRADIG: A Presidential Comeuppance
“No Imposition In The Choice Of LASU VC”
“No Imposition In The Choice Of LASU VC”
Bonuola, the Man and the Journalist
Bonuola, the Man and the Journalist
A Few Thoughts for this Generation of Africans in 2021: Be Bold and Cut Out Entitlement, No One Owes Us Anything
A Few Thoughts for this Generation of Africans in 2021: Be Bold and Cut Out Entitlement, No One Owes Us Anything
Sam Nda-Isaiah (1962 – 2020)
Sam Nda-Isaiah (1962 – 2020)
Seven Tough Lessons Everyone Learned the Hard Way in 2020
Seven Tough Lessons Everyone Learned the Hard Way in 2020
Where’s Buhari? Is That a Body Double in Aso Rock?
Where’s Buhari? Is That a Body Double in Aso Rock?
Buhari at 78: If Only We Knew This President
Buhari at 78: If Only We Knew This President
Entrepreneurship and Loneliness
Entrepreneurship and Loneliness
Missing Kankara Boys and A Tear-Gassed Nation
Missing Kankara Boys and A Tear-Gassed Nation
Nigeria: A Land That Consumes Its Inhabitants
Nigeria: A Land That Consumes Its Inhabitants
Witness to Industrialisation, Job Creation
Witness to Industrialisation, Job Creation
Why 5G is Crucial to Closing the Digital Divide
Why 5G is Crucial to Closing the Digital Divide
African Passports Need a Plan B to Access Major Business Hubs
African Passports Need a Plan B to Access Major Business Hubs
Mr. President, Stop The Killing Now! Restructure Nigeria
Mr. President, Stop The Killing Now! Restructure Nigeria
General Buratai And His Coup Talks
General Buratai And His Coup Talks
Business and UN leaders to chart the path forward for a sustainable Africa
Business and UN leaders to chart the path forward for a sustainable Africa
Telecoms industry not expected to fully recover until 2023
Telecoms industry not expected to fully recover until 2023
Autogas, Modular Refinery: PMB making conquests steadily, surely
Autogas, Modular Refinery: PMB making conquests steadily, surely
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Natural Gas to Transform Africa
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Natural Gas to Transform Africa
Why Ghana needs a new financial sector regulation architecture
Why Ghana needs a new financial sector regulation architecture
Trump: Not Until He Is Disgraced
Trump: Not Until He Is Disgraced
A Letter To Theodora
A Letter To Theodora
Trump-Loving Buhari Critics Are Bigoted Christofascists. Here’s Why
Trump-Loving Buhari Critics Are Bigoted Christofascists. Here’s Why
Ojukwu: Good, bad and …
Ojukwu: Good, bad and …
Is There Any ‘Uzodimma’ in Imo State?
Is There Any ‘Uzodimma’ in Imo State?
Why Trump Cries Electoral Fraud
Why Trump Cries Electoral Fraud
America’s Dangerous Interregnum
America’s Dangerous Interregnum
Legal Competence of Panels on Police Brutality
Legal Competence of Panels on Police Brutality
God Save America!
God Save America!
Social Media and a Rattled State
Social Media and a Rattled State
Internet of threats – cybersecurity measures in the IoT landscape
Internet of threats – cybersecurity measures in the IoT landscape
EndSARS: Need for a National “Conversation” for a Better Nigerian State
EndSARS: Need for a National “Conversation” for a Better Nigerian State
Aisha Yesufu: Valiancy, Advocacy and Resiliency
Aisha Yesufu: Valiancy, Advocacy and Resiliency
Study Notes On Nigeria’s Youth Revolt
Study Notes On Nigeria’s Youth Revolt
The Instagram Live Session With Governor Nyesom Wike
The Instagram Live Session With Governor Nyesom Wike
The Rise of Nigerian-Americans in American Democracy
The Rise of Nigerian-Americans in American Democracy
2020 US Elections: Ode to Wishful Thinking
2020 US Elections: Ode to Wishful Thinking
Good Governance Will Silence Social Media
Good Governance Will Silence Social Media
Sustainability of Livelihoods Today
Sustainability of Livelihoods Today
We have different paths to thread in life
We have different paths to thread in life
A people united can never be defeated
A people united can never be defeated
Mallam Umaru Altine: First Mayor of Enugu Municipal Council, 1952-1958
Mallam Umaru Altine: First Mayor of Enugu Municipal Council, 1952-1958
The Police Paradox
The Police Paradox
Between Evangelicals and Trump: Redemption Through Sin
Between Evangelicals and Trump: Redemption Through Sin
Invitation to dialogue of the deaf
Invitation to dialogue of the deaf
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE: A herculean task (3)
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE: A herculean task (3)
Technology as the devil in national discourse
Technology as the devil in national discourse
Nigerian Trumpkins and the disgrace of Donald Trump
Nigerian Trumpkins and the disgrace of Donald Trump
EndSARS: The Aftermath
EndSARS: The Aftermath
Social Media Ban As a Fake Solution
Social Media Ban As a Fake Solution
Nigeria’s Season Of Anomie And Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO DGship Bid
Nigeria’s Season Of Anomie And Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO DGship Bid
Resolving The UNILAG Crisis
Resolving The UNILAG Crisis
How Digital Payments could Foster African Development
How Digital Payments could Foster African Development
ENDSARS Protest Panel: A Call To Service
ENDSARS Protest Panel: A Call To Service
Win or Lose, Trump’s Danger to Africa
Win or Lose, Trump’s Danger to Africa
EndSARS: What did our leaders learn?
EndSARS: What did our leaders learn?
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE: A Herculean task
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE: A Herculean task
US And Nigeria’s Special Shame
US And Nigeria’s Special Shame
Nigerian Army: Timelines of Lies and A Million Skulls In Ogun’s Shrine
Nigerian Army: Timelines of Lies and A Million Skulls In Ogun’s Shrine
A Parable From the National Urban Reality
A Parable From the National Urban Reality
#EndSARS, the Precariat and Nigeria’s Political Sociology
#EndSARS, the Precariat and Nigeria’s Political Sociology
No Tithing In the New Testament Church
No Tithing In the New Testament Church
The Paradox of Debt Restructuring, Trade War and Global Disorder
The Paradox of Debt Restructuring, Trade War and Global Disorder
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE: A herculean task (2)
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE: A herculean task (2)
Nigeria is a mess one man cannot clean up
Nigeria is a mess one man cannot clean up
Why Skills Matter
Why Skills Matter
The Nigerian Apocalypse
The Nigerian Apocalypse
The Democrats Should Fight Fire with Water
The Democrats Should Fight Fire with Water
Lekki Massacre: Enough of the Subterfuge
Lekki Massacre: Enough of the Subterfuge
Lekki and the Blood-Stained Flag
Lekki and the Blood-Stained Flag
Cybersecurity is a puzzle – Make sure you have all the pieces
Cybersecurity is a puzzle – Make sure you have all the pieces
Prospects of Popular Democracy
Prospects of Popular Democracy
#EndSARS Protests: Waste, Not the Crisis
#EndSARS Protests: Waste, Not the Crisis
#EndSARS: The State Of The “Revolution”
#EndSARS: The State Of The “Revolution”
Dear Nigerian government, you must earn respect not force it
Dear Nigerian government, you must earn respect not force it
Mobile money key to Africa’s growth, but bad tax policies ruin it
Mobile money key to Africa’s growth, but bad tax policies ruin it
BEYOND THE PROTESTS: TOWARDS A NEW FUTURE FOR NIGERIAN YOUTHS
BEYOND THE PROTESTS: TOWARDS A NEW FUTURE FOR NIGERIAN YOUTHS
OPEN LETTER TO AHMED ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU
OPEN LETTER TO AHMED ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU
The Placebo Of Curfews By Southern Governors
The Placebo Of Curfews By Southern Governors
A Time for Heroes
A Time for Heroes
#ENDSARS: Fundamental Lesson in Democratic Governance
#ENDSARS: Fundamental Lesson in Democratic Governance
It’s not rebellion, it’s revolution
It’s not rebellion, it’s revolution
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations gives $1.1m Grant to Kenya’s e-health startup
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations gives $1.1m Grant to Kenya’s e-health startup
Who’s Afraid of Rules-Based Monetary Policy?
Who’s Afraid of Rules-Based Monetary Policy?
Counting Losses from #EndSARS Protests
Counting Losses from #EndSARS Protests
Trump’s Crony Capitalism
Trump’s Crony Capitalism
EndSARS: Picking up the Pieces
EndSARS: Picking up the Pieces
The Building Blocks of Nationhood: A Blueprint for the New Nigeria
The Building Blocks of Nationhood: A Blueprint for the New Nigeria
Buhari’s Trumpian Propaganda To Cover Up The Lekki Massacre
Buhari’s Trumpian Propaganda To Cover Up The Lekki Massacre
Restructuring As Nigeria’s Final Lap
Restructuring As Nigeria’s Final Lap
Let Someone Remind President Buhari of Lagos State
Let Someone Remind President Buhari of Lagos State
Uncertainty in Nigeria Causes a 2-Point Drop in Nigeria’s Consumer Confidence Index
Uncertainty in Nigeria Causes a 2-Point Drop in Nigeria’s Consumer Confidence Index
Bola Tinubu: The Fall Of An Emperor At Lekki Toll Gate
Bola Tinubu: The Fall Of An Emperor At Lekki Toll Gate
Surviving the 21st Century
Surviving the 21st Century
Lekki toll gate massacre and limits of tyranny
Lekki toll gate massacre and limits of tyranny
The universal language of protests
The universal language of protests
If Nigeria dies, hatred killed her
If Nigeria dies, hatred killed her
#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu’s cross and the meaning of Lekki Toll Gate
#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu’s cross and the meaning of Lekki Toll Gate
From #EndSARS to Bloodbath
From #EndSARS to Bloodbath
Nigeria, a nation in need of purpose
Nigeria, a nation in need of purpose
Official Mishandling of the #EndSARS Protests
Official Mishandling of the #EndSARS Protests
Lekki massacre: How did we get here?
Lekki massacre: How did we get here?
DÉJÀ VU – In Tragic Vein
DÉJÀ VU – In Tragic Vein
EndSARS: The Generation That Said “Enough”
EndSARS: The Generation That Said “Enough”
EndSARS: The rise of Nigerian youths
EndSARS: The rise of Nigerian youths
Fatherhood is possible with zero sperm count
Fatherhood is possible with zero sperm count
How SARS became a catalyst for a new generation of Nigerian youth
How SARS became a catalyst for a new generation of Nigerian youth
The 2021 Budget as a joke (1)
The 2021 Budget as a joke (1)
Essential things vehicle owners should know
Essential things vehicle owners should know
Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
SARS and Proceeds of Crime Agency?
SARS and Proceeds of Crime Agency?
Democratic Recession: Strongman Politics as Undertaker
Democratic Recession: Strongman Politics as Undertaker
Politics In Nigeria: The State of a Permanent Unfavourable Investment Climate
Politics In Nigeria: The State of a Permanent Unfavourable Investment Climate
Seizing the baton
Seizing the baton
The Example of J. P. Clark
The Example of J. P. Clark
Sojourners and Foreigners On Earth
Sojourners and Foreigners On Earth
Is #EndSARS Nigeria’s Tipping Point?
Is #EndSARS Nigeria’s Tipping Point?
EndSWAT/#EndSARS Youth Steamroller And Theory Of Rational Ignorance
EndSWAT/#EndSARS Youth Steamroller And Theory Of Rational Ignorance
Restructuring: Lifeline For A Faltering Republic (1)
Restructuring: Lifeline For A Faltering Republic (1)
Nigeria: Sowing Violence, To Reap the Whirlwind
Nigeria: Sowing Violence, To Reap the Whirlwind
A Bridge to Economic Recovery: Be Aware of Financial Stability Risks
A Bridge to Economic Recovery: Be Aware of Financial Stability Risks
Realising Abundant Connectivity through Open Access Fibre
Realising Abundant Connectivity through Open Access Fibre
Childhood games: The games we played as children
Childhood games: The games we played as children
My Humble Advice for President Muhammadu Buhari
My Humble Advice for President Muhammadu Buhari
‘Sorrow, Tears And Blood’
‘Sorrow, Tears And Blood’
Like Nigeria, our police are terminally ill
Like Nigeria, our police are terminally ill
How SARS went off course, own POS machines for easy ‘transaction’
How SARS went off course, own POS machines for easy ‘transaction’
Peeping at the world from Nigeria
Peeping at the world from Nigeria
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
A Long, Uneven and Uncertain Ascent
A Long, Uneven and Uncertain Ascent
SARS and The Youth Revolt
SARS and The Youth Revolt
Raising Girls’ Ambition through Education, a Better Future for Nigeria
Raising Girls’ Ambition through Education, a Better Future for Nigeria
Anger in the Land
Anger in the Land
Clark, the Abiku, Takes a Final Bow
Clark, the Abiku, Takes a Final Bow
Fiscal Policy for an Unprecedented Crisis
Fiscal Policy for an Unprecedented Crisis
Why Nigeria is down
Why Nigeria is down
Africa’s booming sports business creates new investor ecosystem
Africa’s booming sports business creates new investor ecosystem
How memes are becoming the new frontier of information warfare
How memes are becoming the new frontier of information warfare
Post-Coronavirus: Africa’s Manufacturing Moment
Post-Coronavirus: Africa’s Manufacturing Moment
EndSARS: the Imperative of Police Reform
EndSARS: the Imperative of Police Reform
EndSARS: Almost A Revolution
EndSARS: Almost A Revolution
Reflections On 60 years of U.S. –Nigerian Engagement
Reflections On 60 years of U.S. –Nigerian Engagement
‘You Are Fired!’: Personalised Rule and the Fight Against Corruption In Nigeria, Tanzania and Malawi
‘You Are Fired!’: Personalised Rule and the Fight Against Corruption In Nigeria, Tanzania and Malawi
In My Village, All That Glitters Is Not Gold
In My Village, All That Glitters Is Not Gold
The Future of Micro-finance in Emerging Markets
The Future of Micro-finance in Emerging Markets
Ghana leads on industrial growth by dropping the dogma
Ghana leads on industrial growth by dropping the dogma
Africanfuturism: An Anchor Point for Science Fiction That Centers Africa
Africanfuturism: An Anchor Point for Science Fiction That Centers Africa
The Kingdom of the Pastor
The Kingdom of the Pastor
F(SARS) As Our Red Guard
F(SARS) As Our Red Guard
Vision 2050: Not Yet Uhuru!
Vision 2050: Not Yet Uhuru!
Maradi Rail Line: Buhari, Stop this Misadventure
Maradi Rail Line: Buhari, Stop this Misadventure
ENDSARS: The endless saga
ENDSARS: The endless saga
#ENDSARS, police impunity and Nero’s guitar
#ENDSARS, police impunity and Nero’s guitar
The Message from Adeboye
The Message from Adeboye
Restructuring of Nigeria?
Restructuring of Nigeria?
Disband SARS and Reform the Police
Disband SARS and Reform the Police
Understanding APC’s indigestion
Understanding APC’s indigestion
Shaka Momodu Takes a Bizarre View on Trade
Shaka Momodu Takes a Bizarre View on Trade
Slightest Adjustment: The Best Solution for Nigeria
Slightest Adjustment: The Best Solution for Nigeria
Nimi Wariboko and Humanistic Pluriversality
Nimi Wariboko and Humanistic Pluriversality
After We End SARS, More Battles Ahead
After We End SARS, More Battles Ahead
Dealing with the SARS Menace
Dealing with the SARS Menace
When Babangida called critics of Nigerian military silly
When Babangida called critics of Nigerian military silly
Ondo State governorship election
Ondo State governorship election
Who will save Nigeria from imminent debt bondage?
Who will save Nigeria from imminent debt bondage?
Litigious Terrorism Of Ortom, El-Rufai, Fani-Kayode
Litigious Terrorism Of Ortom, El-Rufai, Fani-Kayode
Lake Chad region: The key to peace is water, not military action
Lake Chad region: The key to peace is water, not military action
The Republican Threat to the Republic
The Republican Threat to the Republic
Adeboye didn’t go far enough
Adeboye didn’t go far enough
Nigeria and Ghana: A great past in search of a future
Nigeria and Ghana: A great past in search of a future
The unending Crisis in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions
The unending Crisis in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions
The pitfalls of African consciousness
The pitfalls of African consciousness
Economic revival lies in buying local
Economic revival lies in buying local
Nigeria: NNPC’s privatisation should mimic Saudi’s Aramco
Nigeria: NNPC’s privatisation should mimic Saudi’s Aramco
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
What Should Corporations Do?
What Should Corporations Do?
Senator Adeyemi’s noisy theatrics over “Mosaic Law”
Senator Adeyemi’s noisy theatrics over “Mosaic Law”
The Lies That Infected Trump
The Lies That Infected Trump
Can Biden Save the World?
Can Biden Save the World?
Protests should be organic
Protests should be organic
A Moment for Buhari to Seize
A Moment for Buhari to Seize
Trump’s COVID-19 Infection
Trump’s COVID-19 Infection
The Long Ascent: Overcoming the Crisis and Building a More Resilient Economy
The Long Ascent: Overcoming the Crisis and Building a More Resilient Economy
Ondo Governorship Poll: Matters Arising
Ondo Governorship Poll: Matters Arising
A President And His Advisers
A President And His Advisers
The coronavirus and the epitaph of Donald Trump
The coronavirus and the epitaph of Donald Trump
A tale of three presidents and subsidy removal
A tale of three presidents and subsidy removal
How and why Africa beat the COVID-19 predictions
How and why Africa beat the COVID-19 predictions
Erdogan’s Turkey is Punching Above Its Weight on Multiple Fronts
Erdogan’s Turkey is Punching Above Its Weight on Multiple Fronts
A royal ruse
A royal ruse
Three Digital Transformation Priorities for Healthcare Organisations in Africa
Three Digital Transformation Priorities for Healthcare Organisations in Africa
Data Protection in an Evolving Threat Landscape
Data Protection in an Evolving Threat Landscape
Nigeria at 60: What Has Colonialism Got to Do With It?
Nigeria at 60: What Has Colonialism Got to Do With It?
Craving a New Nigeria
Craving a New Nigeria
This Centre of Excellence is not working
This Centre of Excellence is not working
What East Africa could teach the Continent about Economic Growth
What East Africa could teach the Continent about Economic Growth
Who Writes Buhari’s Horrible, Error-Ridden Speeches?
Who Writes Buhari’s Horrible, Error-Ridden Speeches?
The Suspended Protest By Labour And Civil Society Organisations
The Suspended Protest By Labour And Civil Society Organisations
Impudence, Buhari said. He meant imprudence
Impudence, Buhari said. He meant imprudence
A close look at the possible impact of Google’s various initiatives in Africa
A close look at the possible impact of Google’s various initiatives in Africa
The true cost of growth-at-all-cost
The true cost of growth-at-all-cost
Another unknown in post-COVID PPPs in Africa: Resumption of foreign direct investment
Another unknown in post-COVID PPPs in Africa: Resumption of foreign direct investment
Nigeria’s Diamond Jubilee: Leveraging the brand to greater lofty heights with hope, unity and progress
Nigeria’s Diamond Jubilee: Leveraging the brand to greater lofty heights with hope, unity and progress
60 Years After Independence Nigeria’s Energy Industry Hasn’t Realized Its Promise — But It’s Getting Closer
60 Years After Independence Nigeria’s Energy Industry Hasn’t Realized Its Promise — But It’s Getting Closer
Risk Management Talk Mitigating Client Exposure in a post-COVID-19 Landscape
Risk Management Talk Mitigating Client Exposure in a post-COVID-19 Landscape
Buhari goes Rail-Wire
Buhari goes Rail-Wire