Is China really taking over Africa without firing a shot?
The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has...
As we welcome a ‘new decade’
In this reflection I am using the phrase welcoming a ‘new decade’ very cautiously as I am mindful of the controversy over whether January...
Now that Dasuki and Sowore have been released from detention…
The Tuesday December 24 2019 release from detention of both the former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and publisher of Sahara Reporters...
Obasanjo’s Visit to El Rufai
Obasanjo’s recent visit to the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El Rufai, has dominated the media for the past one week. During the...
The Politics of Border Closure
The closure of Nigeria’s land borders to the movement of goods and persons, since October 2019, has understandably been generating intense debates among Nigerians...
Much Ado about the Witchcraft Conference at UNN
I was quite pleased that the controversial International Conference on Witchcraft at the University of Nigeria, my alma mater, held as scheduled, despite opposition...
Lessons from the Kogi and Bayelsa Elections
The results of the Saturday November 16 2019 off-season polls in Kogi and Bayelsa States, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission have,...
The Resurfacing of the Hate Speech Bill
Many Nigerians were taken aback on Tuesday, November 12 2019, when news filtered that the Hate Speech Bill, first introduced in March last year...
The Quest to regulate the social media
The recent announcement by the information minister, Lai Mohammed, that the federal government is making plans to regulate the use of social media due...
Reflections on the just concluded Russia-Africa Summit
The first Russia-Africa summit which held in Sochi, Russia, from October 23 – 25 2019, has put Russia- Africa relations on the spot. During...
