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Neutered by North, Wasted by West, Nigeria Crawls from Khaki to Kakistocracy

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...

Have the NASA Voyager Probes Got Close to or Flown Past Heaven?

(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...

Trapped Between the Carpetbaggers and Imperial Conquistadors

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 Launch

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.

And Americans Went Out to Vote, Vexed, and Flexed for Historic Change

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...

British-Nigerian Hardliner Wins Tory Leadership with Peculiar Political ‘Kemistry’

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...

US Democracy is Toast if Even the Post Offers ‘Anticipatory Obedience’ to Donald Trump

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...

Nigeria: Hunger Protest, Potential Realignments, and the 2027 Presidential Election

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,...

If Kamala Cracks the Glass Ceiling, Can It Be ‘Obi-literated’ In Nigeria?

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...

Clash of Class and Ethnicity in Regional Responses to the Hardship Protest in Nigeria

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...
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Neutered by North, Wasted by West, Nigeria Crawls from Khaki to Kakistocracy

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A ‘Tariffic’ Payback for Some Africans’ Perverse Admiration of Donald Trump

Admiration for Donald Trump runs deep in parts of Africa, despite his racist record. But will this survive the turmoil of the...

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Donald Trump (Pt. 2)

This two-part essay explores the potential course of President Donald Trump’s second term. Based on Trump’s antecedents and moves he has made...

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Donald Trump (Pt. 1)

Two months into his second term, President Donald Trump has unleashed a frenetic wave of policies, rapidly remaking America in his image....

Have the NASA Voyager Probes Got Close to or Flown Past Heaven?

(I originally wrote and circulated this piece on social media in August 2023. It has been refreshed in light of recent NASA...