The second alibi: Bad Leadership
Nigeria's trouble is a failure of leadership. The most quoted phrase in Nigerian public life. The one that closes the...
Read moreDetailsDamilare Ebeniza studied Political Science and International Relations in Nigeria, Benin Republic, and France, with a research focus on Nigerian history, economy, and foreign politics. He has experience as a conference interpreter and external relations management across Chad, Niger, Mali, and Guinea Conakry, for governmental, regional and international organisations in West Africa. Proficient in French, English, and four additional non-Nigerian African languages, he embodies a commitment to cross-cultural understanding and effective communication. He can be reached via comment@businessamlive.com
Nigeria's trouble is a failure of leadership. The most quoted phrase in Nigerian public life. The one that closes the...
Read moreDetailsNigeria is poor because its leaders steal the money. That is the first explanation. The most popular. The one that...
Read moreDetailsIn 1960, Nigeria had roughly 20,000 security personnel — army and police combined — for a population of 40 million....
Read moreDetailsAt a US-Africa Leaders Summit, Paul Biya was guided to his seat on stage like a man who had wandered...
Read moreDetailsI have just finished reading General Lucky Irabor’s book. Irabor was Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff during the Buhari government....
Read moreDetailsThe events of Sunday, December 8, 2025, in Cotonou should cause any right-thinking African to pause. Something darker, more devastating,...
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