This is the story of the first oil war, which was fought in the 19th century, in the area that became Nigeria. All through the 19th century, palm oil was highly sought-after by the British, for use as an industrial lubricant for machinery. Remember that Britain was the world’s first industrialised nation, so they needed…

One issue we have in Nigeria is that most Nigerians visualise corruption just in terms of theft of money. Generally speaking, corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by people entrusted with positions of authority.

Before we start, let us define two concepts, equality and equity.

During the run-up to the conflict that has held Eastern Ukraine for about a half-decade now, there was a disinformation campaign, presumably run by Russia, targeting the Ukrainian people. One of the stories in that campaign was that "Ukrainian people are heading towards anti-Semitism or radicalism or so on and so forth".

A few weeks ago, I sat for hours at the airport in Abuja as all flights were grounded because President Buhari was returning from the UK. What was meant to be a 4pm flight back to Lagos, eventually took off at 8pm. These kind of delays, because of “VIP movement” are not new in Nigeria,…

I think it is important to start this with the story of a boy, Alhassan. Born in Bebeji, Kano Emirate in 1877, his father, Abdullahi died when he was eight. His mother, Amarya, then left for Accra, and left her children in the care of a slave named Tata. Tata sent young Alhassan to an…

On 3 May after a closed door meeting, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, announced a deal between the FG and the Miyetti Allahh Cattle Breeders Association as part of efforts to curtail security challenges in the country. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, who led the delegation to Birnin Kebbi, said it was part of a regional action plan on security challenges. Part of the deal is a plan by the FG to give Miyetti Allah the sum of ₦100 billion. There, the FG would have us believe, would lie the peace in places like Zamfara.

Last week, our labour minister, Chris Ngige told us that Nigeria has more than enough doctors, so that those who are leaving are welcome to leave, or words to that effect.

Syriza, Greece’s ruling party, is headed for electoral defeat, and to minimise the impact, the party may call early elections. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras narrowly won a confidence vote in January, averting snap elections, but ever since his party became a minority government, the stability of his country has been at risk. Almost like we…

History is being made, and Nigeria is in uncharted waters. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen was suspended by President Buhari based on allegations of failure to properly declare assets in line with the law. Last Thursday, the prosecution closed its case. During its presentation, the prosecutors called three witnesses out of the six…

This piece is not to do a post-mortem on why turnout was low in Saturday’s state level elections, there will be more than enough time for that when the full figures are released.

"Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate." - Peter Lynch