By Arogbonlo Israel Charles Soludo, a village boy who has risen through the ranks to become an icon in the annals of the Nigerian history, has not only put his name on ‘hall of fame’ but also inspired many by his recent feat at the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election. The first class graduate just […]

By Abbas Badmus A Nigerian agritech startup, Agrikoin, recently declared its commitment to end financial challenges confronting small scales farmers throughout agricultural value chain. The agriculture-backed cryptocurrency created to catalyze financial inclusion within the agricultural value chain, is creating a decentralized supply chain that could allow farmers to sell their produce seamlessly to end consumers. […]

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu THE off-cycle election for a new Governor of Anambra State, which took place on November 6, 2021, held the attention of Nigeria long before the ballot. Ahead of the event, deadly violence threatened to overwhelm the state. A regional lock-down in the name of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB,which threatened […]

Since the end of October, the security forces of Equatorial Guinea have begun to discreetly arrest undocumented foreign residents. “Since Monday November 1, compatriots have been arrested and detained at the Malabo Multisports Complex alongside many other foreign nationals living in Equatorial Guinea. A similar operation has been taking place on the mainland since Saturday […]

Public consultation has long been recognised as a means of improving democratic governance.