Africa

World Cup Tragedy Of South Africa

The urge in the beginning had been to entitle this piece “The Death of African Solidarity”. It took no time at all for me to...

South Africa: We Are All Victims

South Africa has pursued post-apartheid policies, the consequences of which we are seeing today. The country has a terrifying, soft underbelly which is now...

Manufacturers of Coups and Bandits   

Coups and bandits are all the rage these days. Just the other day, December 7 to be exact, there was the hot news that soldiers...

The Pushback Begins: Why Sahel Nations Are Quietly Ganging Up Against Nigeria

Tensions in West Africa have taken a dramatic turn as Niger Republic introduced systematic inspections for goods coming from Nigeria, particularly “miscellaneous items,” at...

Sovereignty For Export, Security For Debate: Nigeria’s Benin Intervention And The Question It Raises At Home

Nigeria’s rapid military intervention in Benin Republic during the alleged coup attempt of December 7, 2025 has drawn both praise and scrutiny, reopening an...

ECOWAS at 50: Celebrating Decades of Regional Integration

As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), it is imperative to reflect on both our past...

Strengthening Democracy in West Africa: The Regional Partnership for Democracy

The Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD) represents a timely and essential initiative in the pursuit of inclusive, accountable, and resilient political systems across West...

Dollar Well and Five-Gallon Rubber: West Africa and Global Currency Hierarchy

by Mohamed Gibril Sesay In today’s global economy, financial strength isn’t just measured in production output or trade flows. It’s built on trust on whether...

Africa: Still Chained by A Mentality of Servitude

Why do African leaders bow so low when standing next to Western politicians? Why do they extend their hands like beggars, waiting for aid...

Rwanda’s Zero Fleet Policy – Why Can’t The Rest Of Africa Follow Suit?

Imagine a country where ministers don’t move around in convoys of armored SUVs, don’t live in taxpayer-funded mansions, and don’t enjoy a battalion of...

Seeking Local Sustainable Funding Source for Development Work in Nigeria

by Innocent Edemhanria President Donald Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the USAID have got many worried about the impacts on Africa and Nigeria in particular....

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Forget the son of whom you are!

What will those on the EFCC list tell their children when they remember that their children also read newspapers? What will those reckless and selfish politicians who kill directly or indirectly tell their children? What will those who flaunt ostentation with no legitimate means that support their lifestyle tell their children?

Re-Reading the Sacred Suicide of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka is...

Going to Mecca and Jerusalem

Nigerians take so much pride in making pilgrimages to...

Misplacement of facts in Abia

No matter how they have tried to justify ineptitude as sensitivity, Orji should stop trying hard to show a remarkable record of his government, which the people have marked as ghastly...

I am not sure we want to attract everyone from overseas – Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello

Known for her straight shooter personality, Dr. Obasanjo-Bello makes no apologies for being her father's daughter. In this interview, she shares her position on healthcare, education, employment, foreign investments and women in politics. She also answers the question most are dying to know: Is she qualified to be a senator?

Migration to foreign lands

For most Nigerians who have made it to foreign lands, perhaps illegally, it is no longer news that virtually every fortnight these days, batches of Nigerian deportees are airlifted back home from abroad...

A New Offering from a Luminous Mind

Whether as a counsel in Court or as an...

A Crooked State Of Emergency

Well, I used to think that only the All...

Obama’s Victory and British Immigration

Barack Obama’s victory scored a rebuke on the cultural foundations of our own immigration policy. Here immigration is seen as a means of bringing people as fillers for vacancies of jobs we don’t do...

A Summer Without The Boys

Since I have been living abroad, one of the things I look forward to every year is my annual summer holidays in Nigeria. A time normally reserved for me and the boys to get into all sorts...