June 03, 2026
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
Intervention Intervention
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
Menu
  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
loading...
Storylines
  • Ahead of Prof Abiodun Adeniyi and Prof Major Adeyi’s Inaugural Lecture
  • The Nigerian Navy @ 70: Maritime Power, National Security and Strategic Relevance in the 21st Century
  • The West Still Leads in the 2026 CWUR, With an Upset in Africa
  • Who is Being Prepared to Thrive in a Multipolar University?
  • Tribute to Abdoulaye Wade, a Pan-Africanist, at 100!
  • Reading General Gowon’s Autobiography With Bongos Ikwue’s Lenses
  • Morocco Knocks South Africa Off Top Spot as Africa’s Leading Industrial Economy
  • Any Signs of Tajudeen Abdulraheem’s Successor As Africa’s 1st President, 17 Years After His Demise?
  • Nelson Mandela University’s ‘Who We Are, What is Reality and How to Change Society’
  • The Unextinguishable Flame: A Tribute to Prof Segun Osoba
Home London

Amb Nicholas Ella, Nura Rimi As a Window on 8 New Perm Secs in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: November 25, 2023In: GovernanceTags: Africa, CHINA, Egypt, Gen Joe Garba, Gen. Murtala Mohammed, Henry Kissinger, India, London, Nigerian foreign service, Nigeria’s neighbours, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, US1 CommentViews:
Amb Nicholas Ella, Nura Rimi As a Window on 8 New Perm Secs in Nigeria

Correction It has become necessary to correct two impressions created by this story, based on calls from readers. (1) This story did not imply that Ambassadors Nicholas Ella and Nura Rimi ar... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

A Street After Yusuf Bala Usman in Abuja!

Posted By: adminon: September 18, 2023In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, Abuja, Addis, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, Cairo, Failed capitalism, London, New York, Nigerian Civil War, Paris, Rigging, YBU1 CommentViews:
A Street After Yusuf Bala Usman in Abuja!

Abuja appears to remain the all-time achievement of the Nigerian power elite. It must be the big debate regarding which of Abuja and the Civil War is a greater achievement of the Nigerian ru... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

The Comprador Intelligentsia

Posted By: adminon: February 19, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: Center, Comprador intelligentsia, Islam, London, Mainland China, the West, US, Washington1 CommentViews:
The Comprador Intelligentsia

By Branko Milanovic   This writer recasts an age-old form of dependency into a fascinating new delivery. Read on: In “Orientalism”, Edward Said spoke of an orientalist as an interpreter... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II and The Leap of History

Posted By: adminon: September 18, 2022In: People in ActionTags: British Monarchy, Church of England, Enlightenment, House of Windsor, King Charles 111, LondonNo CommentsViews:
Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II and The Leap of History

By Chijioke Uwasomba The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has once again brought to the fore the power, elegance, the global appeal and the constant and continuing relevance of the Br... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

The London Parley and Nigeria’s Stakeholders

Posted By: adminon: September 13, 2022In: SpectacleTags: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Daura, ethnicity, London, Otuoke, Owu, ReligionNo CommentsViews:
The London Parley and Nigeria’s Stakeholders

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq Nigeria is about the unusual and bizarre, the country where reptiles, rodents and insects “chop” money in government till and we are never short of screaming headlines o... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Nigeria, and Nearly Africa, Totally Out of 2020 Global University Ranking

Posted By: adminon: June 21, 2019In: BookspaceTags: California, Europe, Global Top 10, London, North America, QS Ranking, UK, USNo CommentsViews:
Nigeria, and Nearly Africa, Totally Out of 2020 Global University Ranking

Unless someone else reads the list again and discovers otherwise, Nigeria is totally out of the global ranking of universities in the 2020 version. Unlike before when Covenant University and... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Intervention Educational Opportunities Notice Board (3C) – Undergraduate Programmes

Posted By: adminon: December 18, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Howard, Illinois, London, Queen Mary University, Sheffield, VeniceNo CommentsViews:
Intervention Educational Opportunities Notice Board (3C) - Undergraduate Programmes

Undergraduate Scholarships at Queen Mary University of London, UK The Queen Mary University is accepting applications for Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries for the academic year 2018-... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Intervention Educational Opportunities Notice Board (2)

Posted By: adminon: December 06, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Liverpool, London, MBA, PhD, Vienna, YaleNo CommentsViews:
Intervention Educational Opportunities Notice Board (2)

Intervention continues its regular listing of free or virtually free scholarships, fellowship and similar educational openings pushed to it for those academically, culturally and financially... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Western Think Tanks to Nigeria’s Rescue on Restructuring Impasse?

Posted By: adminon: September 24, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: APC, IPCR, London, NIIA, NIPSS, Ohaneze Ndigbo, USIP, Washington DCNo CommentsViews:
Western Think Tanks to Nigeria’s Rescue on Restructuring Impasse?

Might Western think tanks be taking up a major role in rescuing Nigeria from itself in terms of superintending the inter-subjective interaction that can produce a consensus? That appears to... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0

Rising Oil Price: The Funeral of a Crisis Commodity and Its Energy Policy Dilemma in Relation to Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 27, 2017In: FlashbackTags: Bob Dudley, BP, Emily Wax, Jigawa Talakawa Summit, London, NNPC, Prof Daniel Yergin, Spencer Dale, The Washington PostNo CommentsViews:
Rising Oil Price: The Funeral of a Crisis Commodity and Its Energy Policy Dilemma in Relation to Nigeria

A striking headline across the world yesterday was the rise in the price of Brent crude by which other brands of crude oil are determined in price terms. It climbed to $50 and above this wee... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share 0
12

Recent Posts

Ahead of Prof Abiodun Adeniyi and Prof Major Adeyi’s Inaugural Lecture
Ahead of Prof Abiodun Adeniyi and Prof Major Adeyi’s Inaugural Lecture

Ahead of Prof Abiodun Adeniyi and Prof Major Adeyi’s Inaugural Lecture

June 02, 2026
The Nigerian Navy @ 70: Maritime Power, National Security and Strategic Relevance in the 21st Century
The Nigerian Navy @ 70: Maritime Power, National Security and Strategic Relevance in the 21st Century

The Nigerian Navy @ 70: Maritime Power, National Security and Strategic Relevance in the 21st Century

June 02, 2026
The West Still Leads in the 2026 CWUR, With an Upset in Africa
The West Still Leads in the 2026 CWUR, With an Upset in Africa

The West Still Leads in the 2026 CWUR, With an Upset in Africa

June 01, 2026
Who is Being Prepared to Thrive in a Multipolar University?
Who is Being Prepared to Thrive in a Multipolar University?

Who is Being Prepared to Thrive in a Multipolar University?

May 31, 2026
Tribute to Abdoulaye Wade, a Pan-Africanist, at 100!
Tribute to Abdoulaye Wade, a Pan-Africanist, at 100!

Tribute to Abdoulaye Wade, a Pan-Africanist, at 100!

May 31, 2026

Intervention Timeline

My Tweets

Posts In Pictures

  • June 12 Haunts Nigeria Again As Pro and Anti-Regime Protesters Test Strength
  • Writing Banditry in Nigeria
  • Updated - Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
  • President Buhari Goes on the Metaphysical Offensive
  • Obasanjo and Donald Trump Hold 2017 Version of US-Africa Leaders Summit
  • If Nigeria Has N500 for Palliatives, Can't It Experiment With Something Better?
  • Electoral Accountability Activism Takes a Methodology Turn in Nigeria
  • Actual and Feared Electoral Hiccups Across Africa
  • Why Are Governors Risking Security Glitches Fiddling With Traditional Rulers in Jos and Kano?
  • In the Aftermath of UNESCO Status for Congolese Rumba Dance
  • Benue APC Heading for Court Over Ortom’s Victory,
  • The Coming Confrontation With Meaning As Achebe Comes Alive Again @ UNN

Facebook Timeline

Facebook Timeline

Info

Office Address: Suite 4, Abuja Shopping Complex, Area 3, Garki-Abuja

Phone:
+2348133033042

(c) 2017-19 Intervention.ng

  • People in Action
  • Bookspace
  • De-Escalation
  • Flashback
  • World From Africa
  • Spectacle
  • Governance
Desktop Version Mobile Version