On Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced that the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has...
If you haven’t been paying too much attention to British politics you might be forgiven for thinking it’s all Brexit, all the time. The issue has...
On October 29, 13 days after massive protests broke out across Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad Hariri submitted his resignation to President Michel Aoun, calling it a much needed “positive...
I have been following the ongoing debate on the origin and meaning of the word Yoruba, with Mr Femi Fani Kayode arguing that Yoruba was derived...
When Nigeria became the 53rd signatory to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on 7 July, it was an important step in a long-heralded but...
On October 19, former Western Cape Premier and Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille was elected federal council chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) after previously serving...
Speculation about the demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has circulated since 2014, with both the US and Russia claiming at different times to have killed him. But US...
Ever since I started playing football as a young girl, I dreamed of making it to the Palestinian national women’s football team. And I did! I...
Africa my Africa Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs Africa of whom my grandmother sings On the banks of the distant river I have never...
Three unrelated events sum up the topic of this column. One was the recent statement made by the governor of Akwa Ibom, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, concerning...
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...
Political morality is anchored on the fidelity of the political elites to not just the laws, but the spirit of...