Reflections with Ejiro Ofoye

President John Dramani Mahama’s address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York was more than another presidential speech in the annual ritual of world leaders taking turns at the podium. It was an unusually broad statement of Africa’s grievances, ambitions and expectations of the international system. Delivered on September 24, 2026, against […]

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Nigeria is once again confronted with a tragedy that should trouble the conscience of every citizen: 37 people arrested over alleged illegal mining have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The immediate facts are disturbing. The suspects were arrested during enforcement operations around the […]

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The recent decision by the Forum of Urhobo Traditional Rulers, Ukoko R’Ivie R’Urhobo, to adopt Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the sole candidate of the Urhobo Nation for the 2027 governorship election deserves serious reflection—not merely as a political development, but as a troubling development for the integrity and credibility of the traditional institution in Delta […]

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There is a question that Nigerians do not ask often enough, perhaps because the answer frightens us. Is the Nigerian Dream still alive? Not the dream politicians describe at rallies. Not the Nigeria of campaign posters, television advertisements and carefully prepared speeches. I mean the ordinary Nigerian dream-the quiet hope of a father who wants his children […]

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