IF YOU WANT PEACE: PREPARE FOR WAR? The desire for land and territorial occupations, strive for economic power, political and rulership struggles and now religious extremism are major causes of war. By Taiye Olaniyi Humanity is surely at the crossroads, “war in the east, war in the west, war up […]
The Igbo question in Lagos Lagos was won for Obi by the Igbo, Lagos indigenes disgruntled with Tinubu’s party machine, urban Pentecostal Christians and youths, angered by the way #EndSARS agitation was handled by Lagos State Government. By Lekan Sote The provocative claim by some Nigerians, of Igbo extraction, that Lagos […]
Nigeria: New President Must Prioritize the Boko Haram Crisis Tinubu should consider an intelligence-driven sector that nips security threats in the bud before they manifest. File photo of Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu. Photo Credit: Chatham House, Wikipedia Commons By ISS By Malik Samuel* By the time he is sworn […]
LAND OWNERSHIP IN THE GEOPOLITICS OF NIGERIA. The nooks and crannies of Nigeria of today are so tense because of the presidential results and the provocative statements and insinuations here and there in its aftermath. By Taiye Olaniyi ‘‘The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and […]
Nigeria election 2023: Heartbroken Peter Obi supporters target Lagos Heartbroken first-time voters in Nigeria are being urged not to give up after the candidate that many of them backed came third in the presidential race two weeks ago Nigerian elections 2023 By Nduka Orjinmo BBC News, Abuja Heartbroken first-time voters […]
UK moves to copy Australia’s cruel asylum-seeker policy – and it will have the same heavy human toll The United Kingdom’s Illegal Migration Bill, introduced in the House of Commons this week, will look very familiar to Australians. Authors Michelle Foster Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Katie […]
Nigeria’s economy: four priorities president-elect Bola Tinubu must deliver on Bola Tinubu, the winner of Nigeria’s keenly contested presidential election, will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy. Author Stephen Onyeiwu Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College Bola Tinubu, the winner of Nigeria’s keenly contested presidential […]
Who is Joseph Kony? The altar boy who became Africa’s most wanted man Though most of the world hadn’t heard of Kony before then, Ugandans knew and feared him. The founder of the Lord’s Resistance Army unleashed a wave of violence across northern Uganda for two decades. Authors Dennis Jjuuko […]
This election has come but yet to go Though the election was obviously rigged, the rigging was not confined to a party, all the parties rigged the elections in their areas of strength. Tunde Akande Peter Gregory Obi, Labour Party’s candidate in the presidential election that has come but […]
Nigeria: Flawed Polls Stir Outrage Among Nation’s Voters Prior to election day, the head of Voter Education and Publicity dismissed fears that some politicians were making frantic efforts to hack into the commission’s server before voting took place. By IDN By Lisa Vives An error-filled election exercise witnessed countrywide and […]
