Niger Republic: Junta gaining upper hand over ECOWAS – Analysts
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced. No military action has…
Niger: It is purely an ECOWAS affairs, by Temitope Ajayi
There is no doubt that the Northern region, especially the people of Fulani ethnic stock share filial, cultural and religious affiliations with the Republic of Niger. The attempt…
The Day Zinox Chairman, Ekeh, Stormed INEC with Bible
As a retired National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I have been wanting to tell this story because Nigerians don’t have faith in our People, Corporates and…
Epitaph for patriot Malu at a time like this, by Tunde Olusunle
It is the eighth month of the year, the month of August. The historically inclined will most probably remember that 33 years ago this month, leaders of the 15 countries…
As dark clouds hover atop the West Coast, by Tunde Olusunle
Worrying sociopolitical developments in the West coast of Africa have very understandably elicited subregional, continental and global concerns. Within the twinkle of an eye the gradual absorption of democratic governance…
Terrorism: West Africa records 1,800 attacks, 4,600 deaths in 6 months
The first half of 2023 saw a surge in terrorism in West Africa, the leader of a regional bloc told the U.N. Security Council, disclosing that over 1,800 attacks were…
Femi Ajisafe: A friend like a brother @ 63, By Tunde Olusunle
My trusted friend, brother and confidant of four decades now, Femi Ajisafe the multitasking agricultural economist, research and planning expert, transport management professional and farmer extraordinaire and I, met in…
A bouquet for Chidi Amuta @ 70, By Tunde Olusunle
Monday July 24, 2023 marked the 70th birthday of the renowned scholar, teacher, theorist, journalist and author Chidi Amuta. As a student of literature, my first “encounter” with Amuta was…
Bala Mohammed: History Will Vindicate the Just, by Emma Agu
On one occasion in 2016, I was with His Excellency, Senator Bala Mohammed, CON, Governor of Bauchi State in the interrogation room of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
Tinubu: Seven wonders in seven weeks, By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ramped up the engine of governance in Nigeria and hit the waves immediately he was sworn in on May 29, 2023, is not news…