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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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Nigerian Men and their Foreign Wives

Culturally, Nigerian men are overbearing, controlling, and paternalistic.  They relate to their fathers and mothers differently. They believe it is “a man’s world” and so they have the tendency to relegate women to subservient roles. I am stunned by the transformation Nigerian men, married to non-Nigerian women, have gone through in the United States...

Is Genevieve Nnaji Nigeria’s First Movie Superstar?

What is this Nnaji mystique that has her audience colliding heads so joyfully, crawling, craving some time in her sun? Star quality is what it is. The amount of talent dripping from her little finger is more than many of our other female leading ladies have combined...

Why Do African Men Go Home to Marry?

The African male is perplexing. He can be enigmatic. He can be everything and sometimes, nothing. He can be sweet and loving and caring and benevolent and at the same time oppressive. His life is full of contradictions. In so many ways, he is a wounded animal as a result of his historical past...

Mobil’s Oily Battle Over Intellectual Property Rights

The eight-year long battle between Commandclem Nigeria Limited and Mobil Producing Nigeria Limited, over ownership of patent and intellectual rights to a chemical invention for offshore drilling seems in sight…

Lost in a Sea of Hair Weaves

One can understand some black women wearing wigs for the same reasons that some white women do; because they are losing or have lost their hair. One can even make allowances for wigs being worn for the occasional change of look. But how to explain young women with full heads of hair who will never be seen dead with their natural hair?