This is some kind of simple poetry uttered by sundry persons as they perceive Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the 10th Senate of Nigeria. Since the excellency’s fray or …
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A new era of developer productivity
Artificial intelligence has quietly slipped into our everyday work, and for developers, it’s like having a genius co-pilot riding a shotgun. Tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic’s Claude, and Cursor …
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The British government recently decided to cut its international aid budget to boost its defence spending. Humanitarian charities in Britain said they are ‘’appalled,’’ warning it would damage United Kingdom …
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The darkness was so heavy you could touch it. ’Twas so thick it could stain. Sinister and choking, the darkness screened off the sky and its moonlight. Without thunderclap nor …
Read More »The Trump-Zelenskyy drama: A clash of values
Donald John Trump, the 47th American President, is a living example of the dangerous combination of extreme power and excessive wealth. That danger came out clear from his 50-minute altercation …
Read More »Bayo Okunade and Nigeria’s leadership question
Professor Bayo Okunade has crossed into the seventh bracket; he is now effectively a septuagenarian—that state of hoariness where he joins the gang of the sages who have been given …
Read More »Is the socioeconomic storm over Nigeria not blowing away? – Part 2
In light of the above, nicknaming political leaders by those they lead is not an anathema but a universal phenomenon, as outlined above. Therefore, the Nigerian presidency cannot stop or …
Read More »Nationality, patriotism, and identity: Some thoughts on Kemi Badenoch
This is not a piece of condemnation, but of gentle caution and reflection. One of the natural features of politics is the criticism of political actors who sit in government, …
Read More »Biomass: The renewable answer to energy shortages
Biomass is an abundant renewable resource in Nigeria. Comprising crop and animal residues, manure, charcoal and wood, it accounts for about 80 per cent of Nigeria’s total primary energy consumed. …
Read More »Women too should speak like men
In the latest plot twist in the case involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, it turned out that the head of the Ethics Committee, Senator Neda Imasuen, …
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