In one sense, the ongoing commotion in Nigeria over the educational record of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is entirely about…
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In November 2022, barely six months before the expiration of his term of office, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike doubled…
Twice in recent weeks, Nigerian statesman Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed his unease about the state of democracy in the country…
The latest crop of putschists across West Africa shares a number of important features with its professional predecessors. Prime among…
When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a swing through east and southern Africa last week, his agenda was unsurprising. He…
It is just as well that Nigeria’s name was missing from the list of seven countries whose leaders and representatives…
Three complementary things happened when Nigeria returned to democracy in May 1999. First, the ascendance of Olusegun Obasanjo as president…
When U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety publicly stated that weapons loaded onto a cargo vessel docked at a…
The stakes are high for this weekend’s Nigerian general elections. For Nigerians, they represent a chance to change course and…
That the African region is home to majority of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state is no news. According to…