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In Rivers State – A Republic of Anomaly Renews its Methods

By Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his...

Nasir el-Rufai: The Bloodlust of a Presidential Wannabe

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the week in which former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai abandoned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to...

In Rivers State, A Supreme Iniquity?

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been...

NNPC LTD Leads the Charge: Transforming Nigeria’s Maritime and Energy Sectors Through Landmark Joint Venture

By Olufemi Soneye Before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office in May 2023, Nigeria’s previous governments had been hesitant to implement meaningful and...

Is Regional Development Commissions the New Deal? by Dakuku Peterside

Before and since Nigeria gained independence, the quest for balanced regional development has been a persistent challenge. The vast disparities between the country’s...

Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Elected African Union Commission’s New Chairperson

By Paul Ejime Continental leaders at their 38th ordinary summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday 15 February 2025 elected Djibouti’s Foreign Minister...

The Black Sheep in ECOWAS

By Paul Ejime ECOWAS is struggling to whip its wayward member States into line, but the list of leaders undermining the principles and...

Thoughts On The Opposition

Like other liberal democracies, Nigeria’s democratic system thrives on the existence of a vibrant and functional opposition. However, the current state of our...

AI, Nigeria And Trump 2.0

The global race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy is swiftly redrawing the contours of economic and technological power, ushering in a new era...

N10trn revenue: A perspective into NNPC Ltd’s trajectory of profitability, accountability

By Ade Faniyi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has been a focal point in Nigeria’s economic discourse, often subjected to...

Lessons Of The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire by Dakuku Peterside

The Israel-Palestine-Hamas conflict is one of the most enduring and complex disputes in modern history. Its roots lie in centuries of territorial, political,...

Telecom And The ‘Hike Economy’

The stark reality of un­avoidable price hikes has woven itself into the fabric of the average Nigeria’s daily existence, a grim hallmark of...

Positive Signals for Healthcare

Economic, social, and political conditions influence healthcare, a reflection of societal advancement. From ancient civilisations to modern nations, the development of healthcare systems...

Does Africa Have a January Problem? Asks Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Fifty-seven years ago, almost to the month, celebrated Kenyan political scientist, Ali Mazrui observed that “for some reason, a disproportionate number of the...

Baba Obasanjo and the NNPCL Refineries by Simbo Olorunfemi

That Baba Obasanjo has an almost child-like emotional attachment to the public-owned refineries under the trust and care of the NNPCL is not...

Right of Reply: It is about meritocracy and milestones at NNPC, By Olufemi Soneye

It is important to address the concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article, “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC”, and to clarify some of...