Dr. Remi Adekoya

I remember the first time I saw my father scared. He had come to pick me up from my primary school in Maryland, Lagos and we were on our way home. Just outside Ikeja military cantonment, we…

Our family is the first government we experience. A government whose system is shaped by the inclinations of its rulers, our parents. Our parents are our first contact with power. It is from…

There were two things that surprised me in my early days as a political journalist in Poland, my mother’s home nation. The first was how relatively easy it was for me to arrange one-on-one…

In a crisis, all eyes turn to the leader. People want to hear something reassuring, something that gives them a sense of direction, something that makes them feel in capable hands. Because a…

When I was 14, I was firmly convinced I was Barcelona material. I had the talent of a young Maradona and if Barca’s scouts ever saw me play, they’d fall over themselves to sign me. I knew…