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Sometime in 2022, we (some friends and I) were driving through a village in Kenya when I saw this giant billboard with the face of a presidential candidate named William …

I happened to be in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, attending a conference, on March 4, 2014, when the city’s taxi operators embarked on a globally reported city-wide protest against …

Consider the case of a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur who builds a multimillion-dollar conglomerate. He passes away unexpectedly without a clear succession plan. His family, unprepared for the sudden responsibility, face …

The appointment of General Ike Nwachukwu (retd.) as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has rekindled hope that the first truly …

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none – Thomas Jefferson The Oxford Dictionary defines the noun, secular, as “not connected with spiritual or religious matters.” That noun, or its …

While to some individuals, life is really not worth a dime because of the situation they find or put themselves, it is worth a billion pounds to others. Those who …

If this appears to be a flattering appraisal of the role of the media in Nigeria’s unfolding democratic Fourth Republic, it may well be; you can’t separate the media from …

In every government or institution, there is a corresponding invisible hand that remote-controls its affairs with immense influence over decision-making process, predominantly on matters of interest. In most cases, while …

In the month since May 23, 2024, when – during hours reserved by nature entirely for meetings of witches and wizards – he began sitting as Kingmaker for the Emirate …

Virtual assets like cryptocurrency are gaining popularity in the global investment market. A teeming and vibrant youth population has driven crypto adoption in Nigeria and presently, it is not uncommon …