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...
Again, Trump’s Way or the Highway, By Azu Ishiekwene It’s hard not to love US President Donald Trump. He is the world’s most powerful president and wears his preeminence on his sleeve. Not for him the...
The presidency on Friday debunked what it called a misrepresentation of the comments of Vice President Kashim Shettima during the launch of ex Minister Mohammed Adoke’s book. A statement by Stan...
For years, Nigeria’s security architecture was like an orchestra without a conductor—each agency playing its own tune, each refusing to follow a shared path. The military, police, DSS, and paramilitar...
[ Photo: Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris (middle), flanked by the Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman Gawu (right) and the Director General ...
When 17-year-old Owoade Mariam scored 278 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), everyone expected her to choose Medicine, Law, or Engineering. But she stunned everyone she chose Ed...
Abuja, Nigeria – The Daily Trust Foundation and the Nigeria Media Innovation Programme (NAMIP) have put together a conference on Media Sustainability with the theme “Future-Proofing Nigeria’s Journali...
Photo: Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas, Ralph Gbobo…during a panel session at the 24th NOG Energy Week Conference & Exhibition in Abuja. Nigeria’s premier gas distributio...
Shell Nigeria is celebrating Country Chair Osagie Okunbor, who is retiring this month after 39 years of service. Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, including government functionaries, regulat...
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...
