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The Obi-Kwankwaso Alliance: Puff or Pith? By Ugoji Egbujo

The Obi-Kwankwaso Alliance: Puff or Pith? By Ugoji Egbujo

Pith. Some say wistfully that the alliance has come four years late.  Its optimistic supporters insist that a ticket promising equity, unity and prosperity is never late. It was first mooted in 2022, but bloated egos would not let it thrive. Fortunately, the last elections cleared some delusions. Perhaps the alliance has arrived at its appointed […]

ODEGBAMI: The Lesson my father NEVER taught me (Part 2)

ODEGBAMI: The Lesson my father NEVER taught me (Part 2)

My father knew I loved playing football.  I enjoyed every minute I spent on the football field with friends kicking a ball around, dribbling to the delight of onlookers and scoring goals. It is the goals that make every one to momentarily go ‘mad’.  It is that ‘madness’ that Pa Jacob Adebola Odegbami knew would […]

Sledgehammer diplomacy and China’s soft touch, by Owei Lakemfa

Sledgehammer diplomacy and China’s soft touch, by Owei Lakemfa

Taiwan is a defined territory with claims to being a sovereign state. This is partly because powerful countries like the United States,US; Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the European Union member countries, maintain strong informal diplomatic and economic relations with it.  Claiming to be the Republic of China, ROC,  Taiwan is the world’s leading producer of […]