APC reign has ruined Nigeria. Only a united opposition can end its run in 2027, but obstacles abound.By Chudi OkoyeIt would, in and of itself, mark a minor miracle if the main opposition parties could cobble together...
The Igbo diaspora’s homeland investment is lagging. A reset is needed to unlock its massive potential.
By Chudi Okoye
If there’s one thing that gives one pause in pondering the persistent...
In a tragic historical twist, Israel and Iran have gone from millennia of fraternity to a fratricidal war. Part 1 of this essay explored their current conflict; Part 2 traces the origins of the rupture.
This two-part essay traces how Israel and Iran, once bound by a shared past, became bitter foes. Part One examines the current stand-off; and Part Two will unearth the deeper roots of their rupture.
In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe depicted Okonkwo and Obierika as contrasting Igbo responses to colonial intrusion. Their symbolic tension persists in Igbo attitudes toward Nigeria today, and must be reconciled for effective political strategy.
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 two months into his current tenure, the essay anticipates an increasingly illiberal, Bonapartist shift that...
(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...
God isn’t a phantom, nor can He be fully fathomed.
By Chudi Okoye
If you ask Richard Swinburne, the British philosopher who has devoted his career to pondering the divine, he would say—with scarcely a pause—that it is far more probable...
The quest for 'Greater Israel' continues, from ancient Canaanite battles to modern Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, rooted in biblical and historical claims.
By Chudi Okoye
In a willful suspension of belief, most in the West like to wring their hands and pretend...
Nigeria should adopt Kissinger’s ‘great power’ vision to assert itself in Africa and the Global South, but not his more devious methods.
By Chudi Okoye
As a young, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed idealist weaving my way in the world of liberal academia,...