
The intense scrutiny surrounding the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, has transcended the boundaries of secular politics. It has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026The All Progressives Congress has controlled Nigeria’s federal government since 2015. After more than a decade in power, Nigerians have the right to...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 1, 2026Scapegoating begins when citizens search for a visible cause of invisible structural failure. It becomes political when leaders discover that blaming foreigners is...
ByAsikabulu MichaelJuly 16, 2026In 1903, British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain made an offer that could have rewritten the history of two continents. He proposed carving out...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 19, 2026It rarely begins with soldiers. More often, it begins with a sentence, spoken casually, almost jokingly, by a powerful Western man who knows...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 21, 2026Before leaving Lagos, I was sure that I had left behind memories like the awful smell that engulfed the megacities, while I looked forward...
ByBankole Taiwo JamesNovember 20, 2025From Dynamite to Diplomacy, the Birth of a Paradox Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite, amassed immense wealth by revolutionising warfare...
ByAbdirahman Mohamed AhmedOctober 13, 2025What if the negative perceptions surrounding Africa are not simply organic but a result of long-term strategic planning by Western powers? Rather than...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 20, 2025For generations, Ethiopia has functioned as the “Israel of Africa.” It is a state driven by relentless expansionist ideology, systematic manipulation of historical...
ByAbdirahman Mohamed AhmedSeptember 18, 2025Nigeria is currently navigating a volatile political landscape, with President Bola Tinubu’s regime at the centre of ethnic favouritism and policies that are...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 15, 2025Dr. Kingsley Obiora, a prominent economist and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been awarded the prestigious 2025...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 14, 2025Across Africa and in Western political strategies, there is a growing trend of political actors abandoning traditional media in favour of secretly employing...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 30, 2025