Aare Afe Babalola, the 94-year-old Senior Advocate of Nigeria with a 60-year experience at the bar, recently revealed an open secret: that virtually all state governors are stealing the funds of the local governments. The nonagenarian founder of Afe Babalola University lamented on September 7: “When I was a councillor, in those days, local government […]

So, how does a country with such a model law, embark on a mission to deport migrants for a fee into an uncertain future?

When Umahi was appointed Works Minister, I knew that if he had not repented his ways, he would soon clash with the staff.

Macron might have thought he could hold out in Niger as there was an expected military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. However, that invasion did not materialise as the African people were clearly against the blood of fellow Africans being shed.

Mohbad is a story of hope turned hopelessness, a rising star, shot down from the firmament, and a youth whose promising life was avoidably cut short by a harsh, uncaring system.