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By Bandep Abdullahi It was not the volume of the comments that startled Abuja. It was the intent. Aliko Dangote is not known...
By Olufemi Soneye By any measure, the latest expansion of U.S. travel restrictions marks a significant turning point in America’s engagement with Africa,...
By Paul Ejime After suspending Guinea-Bissau due to the 26th November military coup, which many believe President Umaro Sissoco masterminded because the results...
By Paul Ejime Fernando Dias da Costa, a front-runner in Guinea-Bissau’s 23 November presidential election, has called on ECOWAS leaders meeting on Sunday,...
By Paul Ejime A group of 20 eminent Africans, including former President of Cabo Verde Pedro Pires, ex-Foreign Minister José Brito, former senior...
The United States’ designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern has reignited conversation across diplomatic, security, and human rights circles. The...
By Babafemi Ojudu A lot happens in Nigeria that, if you did not witness it yourself, you would swear it was impossible. Some...
By Sen. Babafemi Ojudu We have truly degenerated in Nigeria. Can you imagine a Shehu Shagari as minister in the First Republic behaving...
By Sufuyan Ojeifo History, in its long and patient arc, is a master storyteller. Its finest tales often begin with conflict rather than...
By Dakuku Peterside Beneath the surface is where the true story is. What we notice—headlines, viral videos, social media mention, quarterly results—is just...
By Babafemi Ojudu Last Friday, October 10, we buried Kenny — an ally, a politician, and a woman of rare courage. Kehinde Adebowale...
By Dakuku Peterside Voter turnout is democracy’s vital sign, and ours has been fading. Since 2007, participation has fallen from 57% to 26.7%...
By Olufemi Soneye In recent weeks, an unsettling trend has quietly unfolded: the United States Embassy in Nigeria has begun revoking valid visas...
Every year on 21 August, the world pauses to honour victims of terrorism. In Nigeria, that pause is never a simple act of...
By Olufemi Soneye The United States has recently implemented a sweeping immigration policy requiring nearly all visa applicants to disclose their social media...
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the...
