23 years in America did not favor me, I came back with nothing ―Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington

Controversial Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington, has revealed that after spending 23 years in the United States, all he gained were criminal records. The rapper made this known while comparing his achievements in Nigeria to when he was in the United States. Speaking in a recent video, Darlington, who explained that he left America with nothing, […]

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America and Governor Makinde’s precision strikes, By Festus Adedayo

In Nigeria, on Tuesday and Thursday last week, two precision airstrikes hit targets. As similar as the pains the airstrikes brought, they were also marked by dissimilarities. While one hit the country’s northwest target against ISIS terrorists on Thursday, Christmas day, earlier on Tuesday, the other hit the heart of state capture in Nigeria. But localities of the strikes […]

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I regretted relocating to America ―Nigerian Talkshow host, Teju Babyface

Talkshow host, stand-up comedian, and actor, Gbadewonuola Olateju Oyelakin, popularly known as Teju Babyface or The King of Talk, has opened up on his regretted experience with relocating from Nigeria to the United States. Teju Babyface opened up on YouTube, revealing that most people think the experiences of life is better in other environments. He […]

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How “America” became God and Satan in Nigeria, By Abimbola Adelakun

In a recent interview, ex-Osun Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, alleged that the #EndSARS movement that roiled Nigeria in 2020 was a conspiracy against his friend, Bola Tinubu. By narrating how a set of circumstances that did not begin with Tinubu became wrapped around him and his ambitions, Akande tried to increase the moral value of […]

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What Ghana has taught Nigeria and America about democracy, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Ghana has taught both Nigeria and the US a masterclass in electoral integrity and democratic maturity in its just concluded election. For Nigeria, the takeaway is that electoral integrity is the cornerstone upon which trust and order rest. When an election is conducted with the meticulous precision of a weaver at a loom — its […]

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Why is America congratulating the winner of this disastrous election? ―Chimamanda Adichie writes Joe Biden

Acclaimed Nigerian contemporary novelist, prolific writer, activist and celebrity, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has written an open letter to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, about the recently concluded election in Nigeria. In the letter titled ‘Nigeria’s Hollowed Democracy’ and published in The Atlantic, the renowned author questions why Americans keep congratulating […]

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Owolabi: Murdered in Nigeria, Buried in America, By abiodun KOMOLAFE

One of the greatest shortcomings of Nigeria’s existence is that she has never evolved into a nation. The amalgamation of territories, imposition of the colonial masters, the unfortunate intervention of the military and its attendant maladministration of the civil-society, and the corruption-infested politicians have not actually given the country that opportunity to realize her potentials. […]

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“I’ve Seen Dictators Rise and Fall. Beware, America”, By Dele Momodu

Fellow citizens of the world, the above title is not original to me. It is the headline of a very profound and inspired article written on June 3, 2020, by one of the greatest novelists of the last century, Salman Rushdie, in the Washington Post. I know many of today’s readers may not know who […]

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