The last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect her tears. She was acting, but we didn’t know it. Diezani Allison-Madueke had just been appointed Minister of Transport and went on a tour to assess some major roads. At the Benin end of the Lagos-Benin highway, she broke down …

Not everyone possesses the courage to publicly admit his or her mistakes. Many people will rather justify that such mistakes do happen and that they are not God, and not claiming to be perfect. Some will even go into history and cite many occurrences of such mistakes in the past. They will point out that other sectors are inflicted with …

In May 2016, a young man got abducted by three men. They drugged him and gouged out his two eyes and testicles. According to the Daily Sun of South Africa, police later found the “fresh balls” of the victim in one of the suspects’ refrigerator. It was a suspected case of Muti. Andrew Kenny, a South African newspaper Op-Ed writer, …

Let us call him Mr. Lagbaja. He works in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but his family of four lives in Lagos. They live in the so-called highbrow Lekki Phase I. His estate enjoys 24 hours of electricity, courtesy of a combo of public power from Eko Electricity Distribution Company and two diesel-powered generating sets. His area is one of those …

The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), sparked public outcry over widespread failures, leading to a rare press conference by the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. His statement is notable for its candour and rhetorical flourish. However, in light of best practices in crisis communication, the address reveals commendable efforts alongside critical …

Everyone knows what is good; why they cannot imitate it is what baffles me! Or are they just pretending? In the event that you think I am directing my question only at those in power, permit me to announce to you that you are mistaken! Gani Fawehinmi, remember him? He put himself forward for election as president of this country …