On August 16, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, announced that security services had captured two terrorist leaders who have been on the wanted list for a long time. They are Mah...
This week, the Zamfara terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, has released 32 kidnapped persons and agreed to stop attacking farmers following a series of meetings with some Islamic clerics in his hideout. T...
The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood firm. In Equatorial Guinea, the 82 years old dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema...
Last week I was in Paris following a surprise invitation to attend a conference on the internationalization of African higher education and research. The conference was opened by the French Minister i...
Yesterday was supposed to be a national celebration of democracy remembering the great events that followed the annulled election of 12th June 1993 over 30 years ago. 1993 was a very long time...
On Tuesday, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, to address the on-going political crisis in the State. The crisis, as I understand it is the fight to finish between Governo...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently arrested a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf for an alleged N4 billion ...
By Jibrin Ibrahim Some of us who are die-hard “true believers” in the dream of a united, integrated, prosperous and democratic West Africa of the people met in Dakar, Senegal this week to reflec...
Democracies are sustainable only under conditions that allow competitive party systems to operate. There is a crisis in Nigeria’s democratic system and the source is our dysfunctional party system. Fo...
Cost of living: The Tinubu Administration is a fanatic believer in economic liberalism and market forces. Based on its belief, it cancelled fuel subsidy and floated the naira so that it can find its ...
