By Tony Afejuku Let me begin straightaway by stating thus: our current political rulers’ wrong attitude towards Nigerians, and especially towards those who are truly poor...
By Toyin Falola Nigeria celebrates its independence on October 1 every year. In his Independence Day speech, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proposed convening a Confab...
Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and “illicit enrichment”. Abdel Aziz led the West...
By Toyin Falola The mid-20th century brought with it the height of independence-related agitations and clamouring in many African countries. Rising nationalists who had gotten their...
By Toyin Falola Nigeria has been grappling with the pervasive problem of corruption for a considerable period, and its consequences have had far-reaching effects on its...
By Promise Joshua With the Women’s World Cup launching this month, FIFA is still siding with corrupt national football federations over women players. Across Africa, wage...
Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has again been discharged from corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has held former Benue State Samuel Ortom in its custody for an interrogation in Makurdi. Ortom arrived at the...
By Toyin Falola Leadership is pivotal to development; as such, every election is taken seriously, and the transition of power is especially given attention in Nigeria....
By Promise Adiele There are different notions and interpretive kernels of politics. However, for the sake of this essay, let us stick with politics as a...