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On Nigeria’s Election to the United Nations Human Rights Council

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Banditry, Communal violence, Inequality, INSURGENCY, Kidnapping, Poverty, Principled regional leadership, Terrorism, UN, UNHRCNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Chris Kwaja Introduction On the international stage, elections to multilateral institutions are rarely merely procedural events. They are moments of diplomatic positioning, internati... Read more

Emerging Cyber Health Marketing in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: October 13, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Miracle sellers, NAFDAC, Pharmacists, Wonder cures, ‘Lafia’No CommentsViews:

By Ogoh Alubo Nigeria is currently in the grip of intense harangue from politicians contesting for various offices in the 2027 general elections. Among the contestants, those aspiring to bec... Read more

An Electoral Geography Perspective on the 2027 Presidential Election in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: October 11, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: ADC, APC, APGA, APM, Battlegrounds, INEC, IRev, LP, NDC, PDPNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu Introduction A few days ago, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) provided highlights on the forthcoming general elections, particularly regarding the... Read more

Engineer Innocent Unaji’s Landmark Philanthropic Push to Agbangwe Village

Posted By: adminon: October 06, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Agbangwe, Akpoga, Edemoga District, Governor Hyacinth Alia, McRay Victus Foundation, Ogege Ajide, Okpale, Olanyega, Opialu, OTUWA, Ugbokolo1 CommentViews:

Notwithstanding the relative locational disadvantage of the lower part of Edemoga District in Okpokwu LGA of Benue State in Nigeria, it still emerged into Nigeria’s independence in 1960 with... Read more

2026 Egypt Mining Forum, Africa’s Mineral Wealth and Continental Industrialisation

Posted By: adminon: October 03, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: AfDB, African Union Commission, Egypt Mining Forum, IndustrialisationNo CommentsViews:

Prof. Chris Kwaja The 2026 Egypt Mining Forum, held in Cairo on 28–29 September, arrives at a consequential moment for Africa’s economic future. The Forum’s central proposition—unlocking Egy... Read more

Key Issues from the NSIA Debate on the 81st UNGA

Posted By: adminon: October 03, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Foreign policy, NSIA, President Bola Tinubu, UNGA, Vice-presidentNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu In recent weeks, the Nigerian Society of International Affairs (NSIA) as a platform has been active on an issue of collective concern. The trigger was the disappointi... Read more

Quote From Niger Republic PM’s UNGA Speech Takes Over Facebook

Posted By: adminon: September 28, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Niger Republic, PM Motley of Barbados, President Mahama of Ghana, Radical uranium sovereignty, Terrorisn, UNGANo CommentsViews:

A quotation from the speech of Niger Republic Prime Minister, Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman, has taken over the social media. The scale of its spread is astonishing, considering the global reach... Read more

Towards A More Purposeful Participation of Nigeria in UNGA Meetings

Posted By: adminon: September 28, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Raufu Mustapha, Global South, MOUs, Multilateralism, Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, UNGANo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu Introduction The past week has been tense among informed Nigerians over the 81st UNGA meeting currently underway in the United States. Opinions differ on whether the... Read more

On the Misconceptions On Presidential Attendance of the UNGA

Posted By: adminon: September 23, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, Nigerian presidents, President Bola Tinubu, Security Council, UNGA, VP Kashim ShettimaNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan Saliu The media space has been congested with insinuations about why President Bola Tinubu has been missing the meetings of the UN General Assembly, instead sending his Vice P... Read more

From Aid Dependence to Health Sovereignty: Africa CDC and the New Politics of Health Diplomacy

Posted By: adminon: September 18, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Africa CDC, African health diplomacy, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, WHONo CommentsViews:

By Chris Kwaja Introduction The global health order is undergoing a profound transformation. The post-Cold War assumption that economic integration, multilateral cooperation and development... Read more