When a Country Chooses Identity Over Skill (Merit): Lessons Africa Refuses to Learn

27 Jul 2026

This man claims they can create one million jobs simply by removing a foreigner and replacing them with a South African. He does not think about skills or work ethic. We think the same way in this country. We give people jobs in government institutions on the basis of quota and Federal Character. The result […]

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From Corn to Bean Cakes: What Happened to Nigeria’s Promise of Upward Mobility?

24 Jul 2026

I remember Obasanjo’s first three years. That was when the term “yuppie” — Young Urban Professional — became the catchphrase for young graduates entering the workforce. Fresh employees moved from job to job in quick succession, often spending less than a year at any one place before an even better offer came calling. We called […]

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Why Would a Man Choose to Stay in Jail? The Curious Case of El-Rufai’s Bail Fight

23 Jul 2026

My two cents on the apparent travails of Nasir El-Rufai: I think he has a personal strategy to remain in detention. Maybe he figures he will do more strategic damage to Tinubu by staying in custody — that the emotional weight of what is undoubtedly a weaponization of justice keeps him unjustly immobilized, and that […]

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Penal Sharia Is Not Freedom of Religion. It Is Its Opposite.

22 Jul 2026

I continue my engagements with Governors and people in Government at all levels over the institution of Sharia penal law. Nigeria is a country driven by competing egos and sentiments. The experimentation with penal Sharia is driven by religious ego rather than any rational thinking or benefit expected from it. It is often defended as […]

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