Quite recently, a delegation of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. During the visit, the Catholic bishops had presented a detailed and objective assessment of Nigeria’s state of affairs to the President. According to reports, the assessment appeared not to have gone down well with the President who is said to have disagreed with the position...

Our analysis of this topic was not originally intended to constitute a two-part series. However, following the publication of what now passes as the first part a few days ago, post-publication reactions and interest from readers, friends, and colleagues eventually crystallized into a demand for a second part; hence the decision to create a second and final part of the series to satisfy that demand. Accordingly, while the first part dwelt on the assumptions that...

As Nigeria’s socioeconomic and political shenanigans continue, separatist and secessionist agitations are becoming increasingly popular among many beleaguered Nigerians as a possible way to navigate the muddle. Historically, agitations for the emergence of a sovereign state of Biafra have been recurring in Nigeria’s journey to nationhood, culminating in a bloody 30-month civil war. However, despite sustained attempts by successive generations of Biafran ideologues to re-midwife the defunct Igbo-dominated state into existence, Biafra has refused to...