The news of the demise of a leading Yoruba poet, Olanrewaju Adepoju, sent simmering shock waves across the length and breadth of Yoruba land not because he was too young …
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Dear President Tinubu: Just do it
Our dear President Tinubu, I mean no disrespect by writing a letter to you through this public medium. I do so to easily draw your attention to the subject under …
Read More »What is Nigeria’s position on IMF special drawing rights?
While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt sustainability analysis as of February 2021 shows that the majority of countries in West Africa have remained in moderate debt distress, a further …
Read More »Africa in a turbulent world (2)
Continued from yesterday A for the first time after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, wehave come really close (closer than Cuba) to the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons, close enough for Putin to …
Read More »A Catholic priest’s 30 years of liberal thoughts
Taken objectively, Rev. Fr. Victor Ibude, from Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria, is a Catholic Priest ordained about 30 years ago precisely in the year 1993, who in the first instance …
Read More »Agbekoya rebellion and peasant struggles against increased taxation (2)
Continued from yesterday The full strength of the Egbe Agbekoya was revealed when the tax raids began on July 1, 1969. In Akanran (Ibadan Division), armed peasants mounted road barricades …
Read More »The Appeal Court’s gaffe on Kano governorship dispute
The controversy over the conflicting content of the Court of Appeal judgment on the Kano State governorship election dispute is most unfortunate, as it has only succeeded in further dragging …
Read More »Presidents and New Year messages
Around the world, leaders of nations use the occasion of the New Year to pass on powerful messages and signal what their priorities would be for the next 12 months. …
Read More »Brutal post-election litigation: Eyes on the judiciary
In a democratic country like Nigeria, post-election moments frequently emerge at key junctures, indicating the nation’s continued effort to consolidate its democratic values, notwithstanding periodic strides towards democratic administration. The …
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I am delighted to be part of the 2023 annual lecture series of the Society for International Relations Awareness (as a discussant) put together by its highly resourceful and energetic …
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