In The National Interest: UK launch exposes deep frustrations about Nigeria, by Olu Fasan
Last week, on October 7, the London School of Economics, LSE, hosted the UK launch of my book In The National Interest: The Road to Nigeria’s Political, Economic and Social Transformation. Two LSE faculties—the Department of International Relations and the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa—collaborated to organise the book launch, which included a public lecture. […]
Oil production cut and ‘opexit’ threats
It had indeed been a flurry of who controls production and market share that resulted in the present global instability
Watch out for Europe, not just Trump
By Owei Lakemfa WORLD attention is focused on the tantrums of Donald Trump, the American President-elect. From his vow to get America out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on his first day in office, to his effected show of magnanimity not to jail his rival, Hilary Clinton for her emails over which she had been cleared. […]
The dynastic angle
Many people – myself included – are still dazed by Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Very few saw it coming; and A LOT of time is being invested – in America and globally – in analyses of the “shocking” result, as journalists, pundits, pollsters and non-professional observers of all nationalities try to make sense of it.
Memories of the Big Boss
As the year gradually inches to a close – we barely have six weeks left in 2016 – I am thinking of the friends I’ve lost this year, Ken Saro-Wiwa being one of them.
Why Tinubu must be rescued
IT is obvious now that, for the first time in his illustrious political career, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the much touted National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has fallen into a political ditch. He needs a helping hand to get out fast.
