How Afreximbank and APPO turned an African energy ambition into a bank
Under its then President, Professor Benedict Oramah, the institution had expanded its role in supporting African trade, industrialisation and investment. Its experience in structured finance and capital mobilisation made it a natural partner for developing a specialised energy bank.
A house divided against itself
By IKE WILLIE-NWOBU The heinous crime perpetrated against 16 hunters in Uromi, Edo State, on March 25 have continued to highlight the massive challenges Nigeria faces in healing the many wounds it has as a country. While there is a near consensus that the hunters who were reportedly travelling from Port Harcourt to Edo before a […]
National Assembly: A fitting playing field?
By ANDREW ERAKHRUMEN We will not flog a dead horse in this article. However, as always, we will contribute to the efforts at documenting perspectives on some past and ongoing events hoping that the future will finally need them as archival materials. This means that all the acts by a person or group (past and present) […]
Insecurity Scourge: Can Civilians Owning CCTV or Bearing Arms End It?
By Magnus Onyibe In the course of delivering a lecture at Al-Hakim University in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday, April 17, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, implored Nigerians to acquire Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras to be installed in their residences and places of work. He argued that it is part of […]
A prophet with honour, just not enough at home: The Kayode Ajulo you don’t fully know
The adage, “a prophet is not recognized in his own domain,” has never rung truer than in the case of Dr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN. …
First World War and the bombshell
By EDO TOBORE From indications, war remains a recurring decimal ranging from inauguration of human relations across board. The scope is relatively large with due reference to community, socio-cultural setting, intra-state, inter-state and the global. The last sample is a rare specie and institutionally tagged World War. From the reckoning of literal history, the First World […]
