Africa: New scramble by forces of insecurity
Africa is witnessing a scramble for control, but this time the contestants are not colonial powers planting flags. They are terrorist organisations, criminal syndicates, traffickers, mercenaries, kidnappers, and armed groups exploiting Africa’s weaknesses. The result is a continent where insecurity is becoming an alternative system of power. The warning from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) should […]
Kogi campus killings
OVER the course of penultimate weekend, news came of the massacre of no fewer than 13 students of the Kogi State University, KSU, Ayingba, Kogi State, by alleged cultists.
Securing the Bayelsa, Kogi polls
AS the November 16, 2019 D-day for the conduct of the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states becomes a reality in a couple of days, the major source of concern remains the security situation and how the law enforcement agencies will cope.
Africa’s futile scramble for China, Japan and Russia
AS the Industrial Revolution swept through Europe, the scramble for Africa started in 1871. But to prevent wars among European powers the Berlin Conference was organised, and held from November 15, 1884 to February 26, 1885. The aftermath led to the partition of Africa and eventually its colonial domination.
Time to revisit electoral reforms
TOWARDS the 2015 general elections, the ascendant All Progressives Congress, APC, had campaigned on the mantra of “Change”. With retired General Muhammadu Buhari who was seen as a no-nonsense reformer and fighter against corruption as its presidential candidate, there were high hopes that entrusting him with leadership would lead to a new beginning for the country.
CBN’s laudable pact with NIPOST
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, under the leadership of Governor Godwin Emefiele, has stood out as not just the major backbone, but also a flagship of President Muhammadu Buhari’s economic policy recovery efforts.
