Shame On Morocco, Hakimi
By Frank Ofili In a continent that believes in the potency of juju – even in sports – it is not difficult to understand why Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan right back, removed and threw away...
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Nigeria’s “Improving Economy”: When Statistics Clash with Reality
(By Frank Ofili) In recent months, the Nigerian government has consistently claimed that the economy is improving. Officials point to declining inflation figures, easing prices, and renewed foreign investment as evidence that recent economic...
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Of Human Resource Practice and Employee Change of Name
By Frank Ofili As human resource practitioners we often encounter a situation where an employee uses a name different from the one they were employed with. This may occur as a result of marriage...
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Delta North And The Politics of the Smokescreen
(By Frank Ofili) In the past couple of months, I have been watching, with the corner of one eye, political developments in my Delta North senatorial (Anioma) region of Delta State. Some hustlings currently...
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America: A Country of Particular Concern
By Frank Ofili Let me begin by saying this: I come not as an enemy of the United States, but as a concerned observer — the same role the United States has generously played...
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AI As my Man Of The Year 2025
By Frank Ofili Every year, as the calendar turns and humanity pauses to reflect, I undertake a personal tradition – naming my Man of the Year. It is a symbolic title, not bound by...
A New Year Without the Father at Home
By Frank Ofili Where is our President? Who knows his whereabouts? Nigeria stepped into 2026 not with the sound of reassurance, but with the echo of unanswered questions. Fireworks lit the skies in pockets...
Did God Create Nigeria Differently?
By Frank Ofili I find myself unconsciously asking this question everytime I hear someone mutter these phrases – like I have been reading such cynical remarks from some people since the news of the...
A Christmas Journey Seen Through a Goat’s Eyes
(By Frank Ofili) Along the Shagamu–Benin expressway, where the road stretches like a long sigh toward the East, a small drama unfolds on the roof of a moving car. It is not announced with...
Why a U.S. Air Strike on Terrorist Hideouts in Nigeria Can Be Justified
By Frank Ofili I had been awake since about 1:00 a.m. when a friend in the United States called with startling news: the U.S. had reportedly launched an air strike against terrorist hideouts in...
Defection As Metaphor For Political Kidnapping – By Frank Ofili
In Nigeria’s contemporary political discourse, the word defection has become a recurrent theme — especially as incumbent opposition state governors and key political figures abandon their parties for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)....
On Nigeria’s Intervention in Benin Republic – By Frank Ofili
On 7 December 2025, an attempted coup took place in Republic of Benin. A group of soldiers briefly announced on national television that they had overthrown President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution. The...
An Open Letter to Senator Ned Nwoko: Anioma State Agenda and the Need for Genuine Consensus – by Frank Ofili
Distinguished Senator Ned Nwoko, I write to you with sincere respect, but also with deep concern, as an Anioma son who has watched—over many decades—our people’s aspiration for statehood evolve, endure, and remain unfulfilled....
Remembering Stephen Keshi: The Man Who Redefined African Football – By Frank Ofili
Few figures in African football have left a legacy as sweeping, symbolic, and transformative as Stephen Okechukwu Keshi—fondly known across the continent as The Big Boss. Born on 23 January 1962 in Azare, Bauchi...
Dennis Rodman: The Rebel Who Redefined Greatness
Dennis Rodman has always lived at the intersection of brilliance and bewilderment. He was not just a basketball player; he was a cultural event — a human plot twist who forced the world to...
Building Global Africa – By TEMWA GONDWE
If the global community of people of African descent was fashioned into an integrated economy, it would present an unparalleled opportunity for deepening trade, mobilizing investment, and creating shared prosperity. All that has been...
