West Africa is undergoing a very difficult phase in its evolution. A report just published by the International Crisis Group draws attention to the spectre of...
On December 15, Brazil opened a trade office in Jerusalem and announced that it would soon relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to the contested city....
On December 29, the United States‘ military carried out air raids in Iraq and Syria on bases belonging to the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) paramilitary group, killing at least 25 people...
On December 21, right-wing British magazine The Spectator published an article by Ed Husain, a controversial figure on the British Muslim scene, entitled Islam’s reformation: an Arab-Israeli...
In international politics, there are no permanent friends (at least not one that colonised you), but permanent interests. The CFA is a neo-colonial relation between eight...
“I have been kidnapped and been missing for 10 years. I am here. I am free now. It was really hard, going to sleep at night,...
One of the stand-out features of the Yuletide season is the celebration and joy it throws up across the world, which people in and outside their...
With the year 2020 now with us, it is just a decade, that separates us from the attainment of 2030 sustainable agenda- a United Nation initiative and successor programme...
Once a dictator, as a military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari sought democratic power, preaching change; and we embraced him, believing that nothing could be worse...
It was a blood-filled season in 2019. Amidst the background scenes of ritual jihads in the defunct establishment that flaunts itself as Nigeria, the world sat,...
Our fathers have done their part, and many of them will soon pass on. But what will they leave behind?...
Nigeria’s ban on raw shea nut exports is a policy with promise but also with pitfalls. It reflects an ambition...
Tinubu’s reforms represent a test of political will versus public patience. The coming months will determine whether Nigerians endure the...
This is why we must ask ourselves about what we stand to gain by fueling rivalry where none should exist?...
The MPC’s decision reflects a cautious shift towards easing, but Nigeria’s monetary policy remains among the tightest globally. By maintaining...