OPINION: One Love: Ramadan And Lent
February 20, (THEWILL) — The late Alhaji Yusuf Maitaima Sule (1929-2017) (also known as Dan Masani of Kano) once said to my hearing...
OPINION: Biodun Jeyifo, The Literati And ASUU
February 18, (THEWILL) — Sometimes only one person is missing and the whole world seems depopulated’. In these words, Alphonse De Lamartine (1790-1869),...
OPINION: Godwin Odiye: Fallacy Becoming A Myth
February 17, (THEWILL) — As the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) awaits the verdict of FIFA on the petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
OPINION: Power Without Confidence is a Democratic Paradox
February 16, (THEWILL) — Professor Chidi Odinkalu recently made an observation that has resonated widely: In Nigeria, the ruling party controls the electoral management...
OPINION: Beyond the Compulsory Real-Time Transmission of Results
February 16, (THEWILL) — Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds...
OPINION: I’m A Twin Because My Culture Changed — FGM Must Do The Same
February 12, (THEWILL) — “Alu gba afọ, ọbụrụ omenani.” - Igbo proverb.
I am Igbo, and in the not-so-distant past, my people killed twins at...
OPINION: Leadership in Nigeria and A Culture of Convoys
February 09, (THEWILL) — In Nigeria, the road has become a stage where power performs its most absurd theatre. The siren—once a tool of...
OPINION: Yusuf’s Defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano Election
February 09, (THEWILL) — Kano State, the bastion of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, is going through a turbulent time. This turbulence has caused...
OPINION: Comparing Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with Any Nigerian Musician
February 01, (THEWILL) — In the title of this essay, I have carefully avoided mentioning any Nigerian musician in the same sentence with Fela’s...
OPINION: The PayPal-Paga Deal: A Test Of The Nigerian Spine
January 30, (THEWILL) — The announcement that PayPal would finally allow Nigerians to receive international payments through a partnership with Paga has met, not...