World

Same Terrorist, Two Death Announcements — And The State Says “Trust Us This Time”?

Nigeria’s Presidency has announced the killing of ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation involving Nigerian security forces and international partners in the...

Middle East Conflict: The Reality in Nigeria

The US and Israel are on one side. Iran is on the opposite side. Tempers are flaring. There are irreconcilable differences. Accusations and counter...

US, Israel, and Iran: Nigeria’s Hypocritical Culture

Hypocrites are subliminal enemies to humanity. They are everywhere – in churches, mosques, communities, and work environments. They usually present a misleading façade, sometimes...

Middle East: When Will The Wars End?

The Middle East has been a hotbed of conflict for decades, with wars and skirmishes erupting over issues like land, borders and rights. Over...

The Illusion Of Indispensability: How History Proves The World Can Move On Without The United States

Empires once stood like gods on the world stage — mighty, unshakable, eternal. Until they weren't. Thousands of years ago, ancient Egypt dazzled the world...

US-China Trade War: The Fate of African Nations

The trade war initiated by the United States against China has become a pivotal moment in the landscape of global trade and economic policy....

When Press Freedom Is Under Attack, Democracy Suffers!

As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2025, concerns over the erosion of media freedom continue to dominate global discourse. The safety of...

Trump tariffs and the irony of governance

Basically, Trump tariffs and 'Liberation Day' declaration have again exposed Nigeria's lack of preparedness and institutional memory. In 1967, the same Nigeria demonstrated remarkable...

China Dominates Global Industry: $5.65 Trillion Output Leaves U.S., Europe, and India in the Dust

In a resounding demonstration of industrial dominance, China has once again asserted its position as the world’s unchallenged manufacturing powerhouse, churning out a staggering...

Europe’s $1 Trillion Defense Surge: A New Cold War Over Africa?

In an unprecedented move, European nations are collectively ramping up their defense budgets, with projections nearing a staggering $1 trillion. This monumental escalation is...

China’s Unstoppable Rise: A Cultural and Technological Powerhouse Africa Must Learn From

For decades, the world has been fed a one-sided narrative about China—painted as an oppressive, closed-off nation struggling under the weight of its political...

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Quality kids are becoming extinct. A virgin is seen as abnormal. It is now near impossible for our daughters to cling to their virginity until that blissful night of nights on a scented matrimonial bed...

Don’t Cry for Me, Nigeria

It must have been around 1984 that Wole Soyinka declared his generation, ‘the wasted generation’. The 1986 Nobel Laureate in literature had accused anyone who was 40 years old or over, of belonging to a generation that wasted the opportunities to take the country to greater heights...

Isaach De Bankolé: A Flower of the Tribe

At a canopied table we sit, black coffee and double Espresso steaming, to have a chat about his life, his work, the prolific international actor: Isaach De Bankolé...

The United Nations and Contemporary World Society: Kuomi Duka!

I will certainly drink a glassful of ale if and when Nigeria becomes a member of the United Nations Security Council in no distant future...

A Reflection on The Community Sovereign Conference

Some Nigerians are born with their hands glued to the National Treasury. These special breed of Nigerians have commandeered all the juicy political positions in the land...

All Nigerian American Congress

Not too long ago, Nigeria was at par with South Korea, Malaysia and other far east nations that were developing at the same pace with Nigeria in the sixties.  Today, the distance has been greatly widened...