The flight from Abuja to the city of Ahmedabad, capital of the Indian State of Gujirat, took 9hrs and 51 minutes. We flew over Cameroon, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia and
For a first time visitor to Guangzhou, China (the last time that I was in this city, was 13 years ago, in 2013), it’s probably the first place to visit. The area
When the United States and Israel launched their illegal attack on Iran on February 28th, 2026, many assumptions underlined what amounted to a frightening blitzkrieg. The Israeli Prime Minister, the war
In the early hours of Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, news broke of
“To be an enemy of the U.S. is dangerous, but
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“How many decisions-including ones of great historical significance that impact millions of people-are made by men
On Monday, June 16th, 2025, I drove the 58 kilometers from Abuja to Gwagwalada. My mission
“We have a presidential mandate to move beyond 23 states in our control and win at
“Having dealt with many corruption cases,I am inclined to suggestthat public officersshould besubjected tosomeform of psychiatric
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Sometime in the month of June 1983, Vice President, Alex Ekuweme, during one of his campaign rallies, was reported as saying that the austerity measures his government clamped down on the country,
During the 1980s, I was very actively involved in the Nigerian trade union movement. I had been elected as the chairman of my local chapter of the Radio, Television and Theatre Workers’
During an international anti-apartheid conference in November 1988, Ike Nwachukwu, Nigeria’s External Affairs Minister, seized the opportunity of the august gathering, to remount the old hobby horse of Nigerian foreign policy- demands
Mankind is in a state of constant change. “The journalist’s task is to write about and, in a sense, promote changes, to prevent society from becoming ossified. Journalists should always test the
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Rather like a shell-shocked soldier just recovering use of his faculties, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was
Those familiar with the grains of dialectical thought know the formula that ‘yes is no and
Mahmud Jega’s piece of Monday told the story of the collapse of the shopping complex near
There is an air of palpable tension hanging over the international community in respect of the
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The flight from Abuja to the city of Ahmedabad, capital of the Indian State of Gujirat,
When the ruling APC submitted Vice President Kashim Shettima’s form as the running mate to President
For a first time visitor to Guangzhou, China (the last time that I was in this
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I have been fascinated by writing about people, places and events for decades; and I have therefore written about, commented on, and analysed, the African Culture, condition, as well as the international situation, at several levels.
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The recent collaborative venture between veteran Highlife musician, Victor Olaiya and contemporary artists, Tuface Idibia, has led to an emotional outpouring of analysis. Early this week, the internet group, NIGERIA COLLECTIVE also enthusiastically weighed in, about the bridge between musical generations. Invariably,
