Donald Trump’s strike, tax reforms and elite conspiracy, by Rotimi Fasan
In ‘Nigeria’s problem comes from the north’, this column’s commentary of November 26, 2025, I dwelt on the issue of mass kidnappings and attacks on worship centres following the terrorist attack on the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state. I examined that incident against the responses of northern, particularly Fulani leaders’ […]
Nigeria’s tech future lies in local innovations — MGX Research
As the global tech landscape accelerates towards 2026, Founder, MGX researchers, Nnaemeka Ani has challenged Nigeria and indeed Africa’s tech innovators to seize the moment and shape their own destiny by localising their innovations.
Believe in yourselves, embrace discipline, remain hopeful, Foundation tells correctional centre inmates
By Etop Ekanem The Soledotun Abdulkarim-Yusuf Foundation in collaboration with La Dots Partycity, recently held end-of-year get-together for inmates of Correctional Centre for Junior Boys, Birrel Avenue, Sabo,Yaba Lagos with the theme “Festival of Hope for the Boy Child 2025,” where food items were donated to the centre. The event, which took place at the […]
‘Europe’s defence spending surge signals shift in world order’
By Dickson Omobola Political science doctoral researcher, Fidelis David, has said recent developments in international politics indicate that Europe is becoming increasingly militarised, particularly following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. David said the growing trend of rearmament and the formation of both defensive and offensive alliances by states point to a shift in the […]
New year: NYCN Diaspora urges youths to remain focused, united, committed
By Etop Ekanem As we usher in 2026, Vice President of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Diaspora, Ambassador Collins Idahosa, has extended warm wishes to the Nigerian youths. Idahosa, who is also Nigeria’s Glober Award winner, in a statement, urged youths to remain focused, united and committed to building a brighter future for Nigeria. […]
Why Africa Matters to China: The strategic considerations behind Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s January 2026 Africa Tour, by Usman Sarki
“A nation’s foreign policy begins where its sense of isolation ends”, Premier Zhou Enlai Any serious analysis of China’s overtures towards Africa must be grounded firmly in global geo-politics. When China’s Foreign Minister and State Councillor, Wang Yi, begins his annual diplomatic pilgrimage to Africa on 1 January 2026, he will be doing far more than observing […]
