Remember Francis Agbiti? The last time he was in the news was over the Naval Ship, ‘African Pride’ in 2005. He had, of course, been in the news as the Nigerian Defence Attache in India about... Read more
By Yusuf Bangura Something remarkable is happening in European football, which requires scholarly attention, especially by those working on multiculturalism, social integration, far right po... Read more
The Police Service Commission (PSC) in Nigeria has been in the news of late, locked in a mysterious but historical loggerhead with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). That background gave newswo... Read more
The UK is still in the news. With a brand new prime minister who has already been quoted as saying “We can’t fix everything overnight”, observers may be unstoppable from trying to frame the... Read more
By Yusuf Bangura I stayed up late last night to watch the UK election results. A few issues stood out for me apart from the drubbing that the Tories received in seat and vote shares. Labour’... Read more
HIV is the classic success story global health governance claims. Yet, the world has not be able to say goodbye to the virus. But in what looks like a case of better late than never, it look... Read more
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
