Reading The Room – By Emeka Oparah
My first encounter with the phrase, Reading the Room, was almost 40 years ago as an undergraduate. I was on long vacation and my dad, a Headmaster who seizes every opportunity to impart knowledge,...
Much of the debt owed electricity distribution companies are by government ministries, departments and agencies at Federal and state levels. University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan alone owe Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company over N400 million...
On January 7, 2025, world leaders gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the inauguration of His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama who was recently elected President of Ghana. This was Mahama’s second coming as Ghana’s President...
Not too long ago, Tompolo security outfit, Tantita Security Services had a brush with the Navy and alleged that the military was involved in crude theft. Tantita has a contract with NNPCL to protect...
Does Africa have economic challenges? Yes, no doubt, but it is not alone. Did you speak the truth about Africa? Yes, I think so. However, as an ambassador of global brands, you failed in...
Will Donald Trump second coming as American President bring any positive change to Africa? I doubt it. In the run-up to the 2008 Presidential election in the US, it was generally believed across Africa...
On July 2024, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed publicly criticised local refineries, including Dangote Refinery, alleging they produce inferior petroleum products compared to imported ones. He...
Early in his art career, Devon Rodriguez used to visit gallery openings in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and imagine that one day his own work might hang on the walls. But the dream felt out of...
Libya FA is playing a hardball. First, they now say they will sue NFF for Super Eagles refusal to play the AFCON qualifiers return leg match. Second, they want CAF to award maximum three...
Regional Conflict Favors Extremists in the IRGC – By Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi As Iran and Israel inch ever closer to a full-scale war, the Islamic Republic’s huge ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv...
To Break the Kremlin’s War Machine, the West Must Exploit the Grievances and Fears of Ordinary Russians – By Peter Pomerantsev In early August, as Ukrainian forces burst across the Russian border on their way...