Korea-Africa Summit: Has a new chapter opened in South Korea-Africa Relations?
By Tunde Rahman With the conclusion last Wednesday June 5, 2024 of the first-ever South Korea-Africa summit attended by no fewer than 30 African Heads of State and South Korea’s…
Ogbuku’s new lease at NDDC, by Ken Ugbechie
The Niger Delta region, once described by Michael Peel, a former West Africa correspondent of the influential Financial Times as A Swamp Full of Dollars (title of his book published in 2009), is Nigeria’s…
Hail Nigeria, Arise Compatriots!, by Monday Philips Ekpe
The last one week has been saturated with arguments for or against the change of Nigeria’s national anthem from the one that had been in use since 1978 back to…
Oborevwori as a Promise Keeper, By Fred Akporuno
“Don’t be afraid to celebrate a promise when kept. In doing so, you are embracing the potential for a better world.” Unknown Keeping promises is one of the hallmarks of a…
Charting the future from the past, by Pius Mordi
Nobody has really explained to Nigerians why ‘Arise oh compatriots’ was jettisoned as the national anthem in favour of ‘Nigeria we hail thee’. Not President Tinubu himself or the…
Tinubu’s economic reforms and prospects for prosperous future
By Adebanjo Mokolu When President Bola Tinubu took office at the helm of Africa’s largest democracy, he said in my inaugural address that Nigeria is “too great a nation and…
Tinubu’s silent and unreported achievements, by Tunde Rahman
But for the ministerial presentations on the achievements of the President Bola Tinubu administration in its first year, christened Ministerial Sectoral Update, which began on Tuesday May 21 at the…
What Exactly is on Tinubu’s Mind? Asks Monday Philips Ekpe
Some years ago, a number of billboards sprang up at various locations in Lagos bearing the photographs of two late notable personalities and the man who is now the President…
Importance of a Strong ECOWAS: Economic, Geopolitical, and Countering Russian Threats
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plays a crucial role in promoting regional integration, economic development, and political stability in West Africa. In addition to safeguarding the region…
Between Oborevwori and his traducers, by Jackson Ekwugum
It is as if some people have sworn to never see anything good in Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, no matter what he does. Otherwise, I cannot understand the hullaballoo over the…