by Daniel Sokari-Pedro
She put her life on the line for the truth. In today's Nigeria, how many journalists would do the same? Is there a line you wouldn't cross?
The senator feels terrifyingly real. The schools and hospitals with his name, the public philanthropy masking private theft. Do you think characters like him exist in real life?
When they come for her in the safe house, my heart was pounding. The fire escape, the taxi, the torched car. Sokari-Pedro writes thriller like a filmmaker.
Twenty-five years for Bamidele. I cheered out loud. But Ngozi feels no triumph, only weariness. Justice is exhausting. Powerful ending.