Where are the campaigns for 2027? By Tonnie Iredia
As soon as a new president was sworn into office in Nigeria on May 29, 2023, politicians began to campaign for the 2027 elections that were 4 years away establishing clearly that they are in power for personal gains only. Political analysts shouted in vain that the continuation of electioneering at the end of one […]
A morning of carnage, by Femi Fani-Kayode
By Femi Fani-Kayode Sixty years ago, in the early hours of the morning of January 15th 1966, a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political figures and senior army officers. This was the first coup in the history of our country and 98 per cent […]
Road trips in Nigeria, crime against self, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When the Benin Bypass was commissioned in 2002 in the first term of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s presidency, the idea was to make the life of motorists less harrowing. Before the road, built at a cost of N10.2 billion, was opened for public use, cutting through the Benin City traffic gridlock was always a nightmare. The 24-kilometre […]
The right and wrong of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, by Olu Fasan
Barely a week after President Donald Trump sent the US military to launch air strikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day last year, he dispatched them to Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cicilia Flores, both handcuffed, blindfolded and shipped to the US. While President Trump said the air strikes in Nigeria were to […]
Your first handshake happens online: Why your digital portfolio matters more than ever, by Ruth Oji
Last month, a colleague told me about a brilliant researcher she wanted to collaborate with. Before reaching out, she did what we all do: she Googled him. What she found was… nothing. No ORCID profile. No updated Google Scholar page. A LinkedIn profile with a blurry photo from 2015. “I felt like I was taking a […]
What China wants From Africa now: Wang Yi’s mission and Beijing’s strategic objectives, by Usman Sarki
“Foreign policy is not sentiment; it is interest disciplined by circumstance“—Hans J. Morgenthau Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off his Africa tour in January 2026 with visits to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, followed by Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho. This itinerary is more than symbolic. It reflects a carefully structured and holistic engagement with the African […]
