Opinion

The story that is on every lip and also trending widely is that “life is hard.” It is indeed true. The times are tough and Nigerians are no longer smiling due to unbearable economic hardships. Who will protect the...

July 29, (THEWILL) - As a Nigerian abroad, the reaction you'll likely get when you introduce yourself is an excited reel out of names of Nigerian superstars who have adorned the country’s Green White Green and played at...

July 28, (THEWILL) - This is a three-part series I first published on the fiftieth remembrance of the overthrow and death of General Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state. On the fifty-seventh remembrance, I have decided to...

July 27, (THEWILL) - As I moved around Abuja this week, I thought about an ancient account that I once read of a religious teacher and his encounter with a Bedouin man — a nomadic Arab tribesman from the...

July 27, (THEWILL) - The other day President Bola Tinubu announced that Nigerians are going through the equivalent of childbirth pains, but his administration is determined to ameliorate the pains, provide succour and make life better for all....

July 26, (THEWILL) - “What luck for rulers that men do not think.” ― Adolf Hitler Many Nigerians are stuck with zero experience of what it means to live in a decently run society. With a long history of mostly...

July 26, (THEWILL) - Ilorin is increasingly becoming the scene of an epic clash between two religious traditions: Islam and African Traditional Religion. Three recent incidents are markers of this culture war and a frightening dimension of the continuous...

July 24, (THEWILL) - Not long ago, Adeola Olatunde (not his real name), fell ill and was admitted to a hospital. At a point, his condition became so critical that help had to be sought from public-spirited individuals. Eventually,...

July 24, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's ''big brother'' status in the African continent is marked majorly by her contributions to Africa's Independence. The country, which is home to the largest Black population, has contributed economically, militarily, and culturally towards Africa's...

Hunger is violence. Many freaks, upheavals and misfortunes of history were by the fashioning of hunger. Hunger is a maximum ruler. It sets in motion inexorable forces of chaos and anarchy. The French Revolution had the spurring of hunger. In...