To say the war against corruption is far from over is stating the obvious. Efforts by well meaning Nigerian citizens to own their own government, fight corruption and direct energy towards real developments may have been foiled by our own constitution and politicization of war against corruption. Our own political class may have swindled the process to suit their mercantile idea of politics, political rivalry and political relevance. It is no longer tenable to measure the war against corruption based on the unquestionable good intentions of President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to internalize and institutionalize positive change. Instructive to intimate that…

The recent racist attack against some Nigerians in India has once again opened up important conversations about xenophobia and racism in Ghandi’s country as the country strives to play more important roles in global affairs with its increasing economic prosperity. Economic affluence, like an osmotic process, attracts people from weaker areas who come in search of all forms of self-improvement. The trigger for the recent wave of Afrophobia in the country is that a boy died of suspected drug overdose in Greater Noida, a satellite town off the Indian capital. Police detained five Nigerians after the boy’s parents accused them…