On June 27th, 2024, the burial rites for Rose Amina Ada began in Olabe in Ajegbe Village of Ohinmini Local Government Area of Benue State in central Nigeria. It should be over now. A month a... Read more
A revised version of an article written some years back, this piece by Abubakar Aliyu Liman, Professor of Comparative Literature and Popular Culture at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nig... Read more
Intervention has no idea whatsoever of the artistic or cultural weight of Ebun Oglegba, wife of Benue State Commissioner for Finance. But she was able to pull out Bongos Ikwue to her to his... Read more
President William Ruto of Kenya must still be trying to make sense of the anger of his population against wild taxes (started since 2023). Imposed as part of the usual IMF reform package and... Read more
By Adagbo Onoja No matter how tight deadlines some of us are confronting, we must make time to report the passage of Wahab Page. He died about a week ago if we follow Dr. Linus Akor’s Facebo... Read more
By Branko Milanovic Recently, a Chinese author (as seems from the text and the Chinese characters used) proposed the following understanding of international relations. (I am grateful to a f... Read more
Kenyans are disciplining democracy, protesting taxation under the Williams Ruto administration. At some point during the week, the country has been basically shut down, right up to the legis... Read more
China is probing a former Defence Minister, Li Shangfu. He was not only dismissed last year, he has since been expelled from the Communist Party for allegedly tasting the forbidden fruits. S... Read more
By Saleh Bature There is currently a debate going on about the 25 long years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria. As is usual with all debates, the subject of this debate is also divided... Read more
Is it possible that no one and nothing will save Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja in Nigeria from the next and final round of flooding? Last year, the estate was flooded. A young man was swe... Read more
