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Germany has just recognised for the first time that it committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial rule more than a century ago. The country has promised financial support worth more than one billion euros ($1.2bn) to fund infrastructure projects in the African nation. Between 1904 and 1908, German settlers killed thousands of Herero and…
The Nigeria Government has warned that giving room for the instability in Chad has grave implications for the peace and security of the countries in the Sahel and Chad Basin regions. President Muhammadu Buhari sounded the alarm on 25 May 2021 while speaking at the opening of the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and…
Recently, agitations for restructuring, fiscal federalism, state police, amongst others, have been very loud, especially in the Southern region of the country, with 17 governors and socio-political groups including Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Afenifere clamouring for drastic changes in line with the desires of their people. Some extreme groups are also agitating for Yoruba Nation and…
Students of Kaduna State University (KASU) on Wednesday 26 May 2021 created massive gridlock in the state as they protested the recent increment of school fees by the state government. The state government had increased school fees across its tertiary institutions three weeks ago: the a development that was condemned by the Academic Staff Union…
Before the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global aviation industry experienced a significant surge in revenue generation in the last ten years. As the figures begin to improve rapidly, an estimate suggested that by 2026, the industry would rake in nothing less than $1 trillion, and thus engender a significant impact on the world…
For a long time, the call to give Lagos State a special status has been championed by different people within and outside the state. Although it has been unsuccessful so far, it did not stop Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu from renewing the call as he demanded state police, fiscal federalism, and a special economic status for…
Many analysts will agree that winning the presidential election in Nigeria depends not only on past achievements or performances but on three to four other key factors. They include financial strength, influence peddling, geopolitical backing, and control of institutions of power. Identifying serious contenders could be dicey as one needs to dig deep to unearth…
The likelihood of another military coup in Mali was fast gaining momentum when everything started. This was following the detention by the military of President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who lead an interim government that was installed under the threat of regional sanctions following a coup last year August. Eventually, the military…
It was William Ellery Channing, renowned American theologian and public analyst who said that every man is a volume if you know how to read him. But looking at the personality of Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, one sees a volume in a man that is difficult to read. With him, nothing sits on…
Although the storm in Kaduna State seems to simmer relatively, the smoke dispersed by the hot dry whirlwind to every nook and cranny still chokes many even to suffocating points. Governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai is under fire for incessant vociferous termination of appointments of workers hiding under different guises. Any case involving El-Rufai…
