By Yusuf Bangura I was shocked to learn of the passing on July 19th, 2024 of the maestro of Kora music, the Malian Toumani Diabaté. He was only 58! There are many great kora musicians, such... Read more
Presidential contender, Peter Obi had better beware he could end up in prison as an unintended consequence of the lack of suavity of his media team. The team is producing the discursive cond... Read more
By Yusuf Bangura On paper, Gareth Southgate is the most successful England manager since Alf Ramsey (1963-74), who won the World Cup in 1966—the only international tournament England has won... Read more
There’s a big move against the concept of the “classic” in international political theory. The protagonists want to unravel what makes one text a classic but not another te... Read more
What could be in the recent UK election for Africa is a contextually legitimate question to ask as I an Scoones of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex does in t... Read more
This piece is re-published here within the context of the imperative of giving space to contending reactions to the Supreme Court ruling on financial autonomy of local government councils. T... Read more
By Chief Stephen Lawani President Bola Tinubu has, from a completely unexpected angle, offered something unifying of Nigerians. It is last Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling granting financial... Read more
By Adagbo Onoja Introduction Marxists in Nigeria are turning to religion in numbers warranting the claim of a clerical turn among the tribe. We may still not know the number of Marxists who... Read more
By Chris Kwaja Recall that the African Union Peace Fund was established as part of the broader African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) that, together with the PSC, the African Standby... Read more
The Supreme Court ruling on the financial autonomy for Local Government Councils will require an additional condition to make that tier of government functional and relevant. This is the vie... Read more
