By Chris Kwaja Introduction The 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was held on July 19th, 2026 ... Read more
What Cde Dapo Olorunyomi unfolded in the Lecture delivered on his behalf by Mister Silas Jonathan, his staffer, (see first part of this report) is an exercise in reverse engineering in the d... Read more
The 2026 Mandela Day in Nigeria turned into a clash site of two dominant but contending views on the anti-African immigrant violence in South Africa. A remarkably novel interpretation of the... Read more
For sure, the Communique which emerged from the July 16th, 2026 Conference on 40 Years of SAP in Nigeria is now a collective effort but it had an agentian push. And the agency is none other... Read more
Though long dead, Nelson Mandela still exercises symbolic power on development across Africa. The latest material evidence for the claim came alive today (17/07/20260 when CDD-West Africa ma... Read more
By Fred Akpowo Jacob On the morning of July 12, 2026, suspected armed herders descended upon Akpachi community in Ugboju District and Otukpo-Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area. B... Read more
By Branko Milanovic Several days ago, at a conference in Guangxi Province in Southern China, I had a conversation with the editor of the Chinese company that published translations of two of... Read more
Otukpo, one of the two most urbanised townships in Benue State of Nigeria has been blocked off the country. Protesters have closed entry into as well as exit from the town. Not even Mister C... Read more
By Chris Kwaja Context Banditry and kidnapping have become major security challenges in Nigeria’s North-West, particularly in Zamfara State. Upon assumption in office, May 2023, Govern... Read more





















