Peace in Ukraine is fragmented in pieces like a broken Chinese enamel in the sun. Ukraine is where Europeans have been engaged in a senseless slaughter for eleven years now. To Western Europe,  peace has assumed an urgency as the deliberate moves of the United States, US, in pulling the plugs, has exposed that part of […]

An argument is not a fight. The art of argumentation—the ability to construct, present, and defend a thesis effectively – is at the heart of of academic discourse. The skill of crafting a compelling argument is paramount, whether you’re writing an undergraduate essay, a master’s dissertation, or a doctoral thesis. In this article, I explore […]

At the recent launch of General Ibrahim Babangida’s memoir, A Journey in Service, former President Goodluck Jonathan made a profound statement. He said: “Every president makes history, but those who document the history makes it stronger and more relevant.” He went on to say: “I also hope that one day I will do my own.” However, […]

An argument is not a fight. The art of argumentation—the ability to construct, present, and defend a thesis effectively – is at the heart of of academic discourse. The skill of crafting a compelling argument is paramount, whether you’re writing an undergraduate essay, a master’s dissertation, or a doctoral thesis. In this article, I explore […]

Since the ruckus that followed the night club comment in July last year during which he scolded her for speaking out of turn during a session in the upper legislative chamber, it has been clear that it was only a matter of time before things came to a head between the President of the Senate, Godswill […]

Zelenskyy’s humiliation at the Oval Office  On February 28, 2025, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian President, was in the Oval Office to sign the mineral agreement that will allow America to take advantage of the rare-earth minerals in Ukraine. However, the meeting took an unexpected turn when JD Vance, the American Vice President and Donal Trump, the […]

“People who concentrate merely upon effects are unsound guides when constructive measures are required”-E. D. Morel Radical politics and intellectual adversity have played an important role in presenting the traditional system as archaic, conservative, feudal, exploitative, backward and even reactionary. But these allegations remain to be largely proved or substantiated by the critics of the system. In […]

The mobile industry will post nearly $11 trillion in economic value by 2030 or 8.4 percent of GDP. Last year, 2024, mobile technology and services generated 5.8 percent of global GDP, which is equivalent to $6.5 trillion of economic value. This was part of the highlights of the annual Mobile Economy Report 2025 launched by the […]

The Nigerian Senate, a crucial pillar of democracy, stands at a crossroads. The ongoing crisis culminating in the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is not just about her or Senate President Godswill Akpabio—it is about the integrity of the Senate itself. The Senate is increasingly being perceived as a self-serving institution that adds no value to […]

From last week, this is the fifth and concluding part of this discourse which traces and recalls developments from the First Republic, touching base on the Babangida military regime which in line with its political transition programme set up a Constituent Assembly to draw up a draft for a new constitution for the country. The […]

By Dele Sobowale “It never rains roses; if you want more roses, you have to plant more roses.” George Elliot, 1819-1880. After several months of trial and error, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is finally on the right track. Exchange rate is stabilising; the gap between official and parallel market rates has been closed. For […]

A major political milestone, the June 12, 1993 presidential election which has led to ‘Democracy Day’ in Nigeria, might not have occurred. That is if five years earlier some personnel of the Nigeria Air Force Base in Lagos had succeeded in murdering the eventual winner of that election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. Abiola, then regarded as […]

​At the end of February 2025, Nigeria’s Supreme Court continued a tradition of afflicting the people of the territory of Rivers State with curious jurisprudence.

“In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005. The chaos experienced in Lagos State government goes beyond the ordinary political disturbance nations occasionally experience. […]

The Nigerian Senate last Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) for six months for what it called her total violation of the Senate Standing Rules which allegedly brought the presiding officer and the entire Nigerian Senate to public opprobrium. The suspension was announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio following the approval of the recommendation of […]