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...despite having contributed far less carbon emissions than developed countries to the current spate of global warming, Africa and most...

Remember He did not call us that mustard seed. He did not call us the bird of the air. He...

Vice President Kashim Shettima This past Monday, Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, held the fèrè (flute) and blew it admirably. However,...

For the Butcher of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, the long horrific chapter of his perch at the top of the man-eating...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Fiscal governance and reform is not as complex as the administration and its mouthpieces would like...

Post-colonial Nigeria is today confronted with an all-round crisis. The most serious being hunger. It became manifest from 1984. It...

Former Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad (PHOTO CREDIT: Aljazeera.com) First, it was the liberal Assad government, despite its frailties, that had...

Looking around, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that the devils are no longer confined to myth or imagination. They...

Former Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad (PHOTO CREDIT: Aljazeera.com) In the name of Allah, may His peace and blessings be upon...

The Police should drop the charges against Mr Farotimi and he should be immediately released without preconditions. The Attorney General...

If there’s anything that the outcome of Ghana’s election teaches, even beyond the subregion, it is that voters don’t forgive...

National vector fabric wave flags of Ghana and Nigeria isolated on white background. 1 to 2 proportion. The usual friendly...

Nigeria is at a pivotal moment in its history, grappling with systemic issues that have been brewing for decades. Among...

President-elect John Dramani Mahama There seems to be an emerging pattern in some of the major elections conducted in Africa...

President-elect John Dramani Mahama In the heart of West Africa, where the echoes of drums narrate ancient tales of resilience,...

Dr Yusufu Bala Usman The debates spilled over to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). In his 11 June, 1984 letter...

GDP In the past one year, the path that most Nigerians have traversed has been uphill — across every dimension...

If God will have such a beautiful, magnificent and grandiose plan for the most insignificant of seeds, what do you...

The question of whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech and a curtailment to democratic...

Pastor Gbile Akanni Apostle Paul said, if there be prophecy, they will fail” (1st Corinthians 13:8). In other words, gifts...

Afe Babalola and Dele Faromiti The arguments that Nigerians have marshalled can be categorised into two camps. Farotimi’s sympathisers are...

Obiora Udechukwu, Nigerian painter and poet, poetised: “We were once poor but wealthy We are now rich but poor... We...

President Bola Tinubu and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, having bilateral talks in...

Afe Babalola and Dele Farotimi These two tales — the Cobra Effect and the saga of Nnamdi Kanu — serve...

And the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said, on the day of resurrection, those hypocrites disguised as Islamic scholars,...