When the voice of humanity reverberated in a man, by Owei Lakemfa
Across the world, countries, movements and groups on Thursday August 13, 2026 marked the centenary of Fidel Castro Ruz, the iconic Cuban revolutionary. That was yesterday. But Fidel is not yesterday’s man. Although he marched into the full embrace of history on November 25, 2016, he is a man of today as […]
US – Israel post-victory bickering, by Ochereome Nnanna
Together, they went to fight and defeat a common enemy, the Islamic Republic of Iran. But they came out of it bickering. The United States of America and the Jewish State of Israel enjoy what both sides term an “unbreakable bond.” This bond developed organically after US President Harry Truman summarily recognised the State of Israel […]
MTR, more than pricing, by Okoh Aihe
As the stakeholders’ meeting on the determination of the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) was holding in Lagos last week, there were some unpleasant developments happening across some telecommunications networks which, at once, underlined one of the major reasons for such a meeting. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, ALTON President, told this writer that that very morning of […]
MTR, more than pricing, by Okoh Aihe
As the stakeholders’ meeting on the determination of the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) was holding in Lagos last week, there were some unpleasant developments happening across some telecommunications networks which, at once, underlined one of the major reasons for such a meeting. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, ALTON President, told this writer that that very morning of June […]
The Iran–US peace arrangement, by Usman Sarki
“As long as the same passions and interests subsist among mankind, the questions of war and peace, of justice and policy, which were debated in the councils of antiquity, will frequently present themselves as the subject of modern deliberation” — Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon’s words ought to resound in the meeting rooms of Switzerland today, like […]
Boycott the boycottables (3), by Eric Teniola
This week, we continue the narrative on boycott of elections in Nigeria On December 21, 1964, the Central Working Committee of NCNC rejected the 61 unopposed candidates in the North. Secretary F. S. McEwen said, “We do not regard these seats as won by the NPC,” adding that the party had decided on a “course of […]
