THE SIN OF FOOTBALL & THE NUANCES OF FEAR

By Hannu Afere A few days ago, a tweet from one Alex Oluwatobi went viral. The young man said that when he was trying to make friends with his new…

NIGERIA AT 59: WHAT’S THERE TO CELEBRATE?

  If you like the way Nigeria is at fifty nine years old, pray that your life is like Nigeria when you turn fifty nine years old. Ask whatever deity…

CELEBRATING THE ORWELLIAN UNDERTONES OF A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE

By Hannu Afere Omoyele Sowore has pleaded not guilty to charges amongst which is treasonable felony and has been remanded in custody until his bail hearing on Friday. Of course,…

HOW DARE YOU LOOK TO US FOR HOPE?

By Hannu Afere Greta Thunberg at 16 has the world angry. The Swedish native who has Asperger’s Syndrome, first garnered worldwide attention when she skipped school to protest climate change…

VP OSINBAJO: ANOTHER VICTIM OF FULANI HEGEMONY?

  The Nigerian 1999 Constitution as amended gives the Vice President and Deputy Governors limited powers and functions. That's a given. But since the commencement of the All Progressive Congress…

ONLY A LAZY GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO TAX THE POOR

There are so many troubling issues about the president Mohammadu Buhari-led federal government. Of those troubling issues wrong with the government, the handling of the economy seems to be the…

PMB ADMINISTRATION : MILKING THE MASSES

PMB Administration; milking the masses. After a stressful day running from one city to another in Lagos. I decided to settle down to rest, then, i received a text from…

GROUND ZERO: THE ELECTIONS TRIBUNAL By Hannu Afere

  The Court of Appeal where the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal was delivered yesterday, was agog with activity—celebration (albeit contained) for those with President Buhari and disappointment…

XENOPHOBIA, ROBERT MUGABE, AND OTHER STORIES

  Robert Mugabe's death on Friday sparked yet another robust discussions on leadership, politics, and economics in Africa. There has been sharp division on the type of legacy that the…

COLLAPSED DIPLOMATIC POWER : XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

  Please , let's not start what we can't finish. We know you're patriotic and overzealous with national issues, that's why you even chose a man with a questionable WAEC…