The North-South West duopoly that has governed Nigeria for six decades must be politically defeated for the country to forge ahead.
By Chudi Okoye
There may be wondrous beauty and...
(I originally wrote and circulated this piece on social media in August 2023. It has been refreshed in light of recent NASA mission updates.)
By Chudi Okoye
I have been scratching...
As Ukraine fights for survival in the face of Russian aggression, its leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, must navigate not just the perils of war but also the treacheries of geopolitics—where some allies seem as unreliable as adversaries are...
A Toast to IBB at Book LaunchBy Chudi Okoye (Second draft: Feb 21, 2025)What an event they made of it!Grand, gilded, and glitteringA blistering reminder of their mighty gainsAnd glistering provenance of our biting pains.
Donald Trump's impending return to the U.S. presidency promises potentially profound conservative reversals in domestic and foreign policy. However, the inexorable logic of history suggests a progressive trajectory in the long run.
By Chudi Okoye
In March 1933, after a...
Kemi Badenoch’s rapid rise in British politics is impressive and a thing of pride for her ancestral country. But her pugilistic political personae, beloved by her party’s hard right, may limit her national appeal and likely circumscribe her political...
There are ominous portents for American democracy, with potential global ripples, in US media owners’ veto of their newspapers’ presidential endorsements, for fear of political repercussions.
By Chudi Okoye
He is a billionaire two hundred times over, exalted even among the...
The activists who planned the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria could not have expected its political fallouts, including the potential to trigger realignments in the 2027 presidential election.
By Chudi Okoye
Even before the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria had commenced,...
History beckons in Nigeria, if Kamala Harris can smash the power ceiling in the US.
By Chudi Okoye
They are both trying to break a glass ceiling in their respective countries: she, a gender barrier; he, an ethnic one. They...
The ongoing hardship protest in Nigeria may be squelched by strident rebuke and heavy-handed coercion, but there’s a deeper dynamic in it that bodes ill for the country.
By Chudi Okoye
After weeks of it being whispered and days of its...