It was good that Nigeria’s voice was heard at the AI Summit in Paris, France, even if peripherally. It was heard, nothing can subtract from that. Receiving the Google Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai,  who led a team to visit him, President Bola Ahmed TInubu, used the opportunity to tell  the world that Nigeria was ready […]

The first time I set my eyes on Alex Otti was on a sunny Saturday in 2005 at Surulere, Lagos. I was visiting a bosom friend, Otisi Ndukwo Kalu, best known as Abbott or Achinagbara Oha. A young man drove into the compound in a brand new Rover jeep, dressed in jeans and flying shirts. Abbott […]

Before and since Nigeria gained independence, the quest for balanced regional development has been a persistent challenge. The vast disparities between the country’s geopolitical zones, each with unique socio-economic needs, have fueled ongoing debates about the most effective development models. Over the decades, Nigeria has experimented with various strategies, yet the gaps remain, feeding a sense […]

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, 57, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a widely circulated opinion article titled, ‘Foreign Policy and The Path To Peace in A Dangerous Neighbourhood’, basically sought to defend President Bola Tinubu against unnamed critics of his government’s apparent closeness to the French government, and his handling, as Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS […]

From last week, continues the  narrative on the rise and fall of political parties, with reference to the PDP whose chairman boasted in 2008 that it was going to be in power for the next 60 years. The party lost its dominance in 2015, paving the way for the emergence of the APC.  The PDP […]