Personal perspectives on Africa, its people, politics, leadership, and evolving place in the world. Exploring Nigeria’s challenges and possibilities, the African diaspora, immigration, identity, and the complex relationship between the continent and those who have made their lives abroad.
When people see someone who has spent decades living in America or Europe, they often assume that person has made it. After all, isn’t that why so many people leave their home countries in the first place? To find better opportunities, earn a decent living, raise their children in a more stable environment, and build…
Sixty-six years after independence, Nigeria remains a nation of unfulfilled promises. Drawing on my personal experiences growing up in Nigeria and living abroad, I reflect on failed leadership, insecurity, and the painful question: Will Nigeria ever become the country we once hoped it would be?