Nepal has chosen a new Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Who is he? Dahal is the former leader of the communist rebels who staged a major uprising in the country in the late 90s. His emergence as PM on Sunday was with the backing of his former rival and other smaller political parties. The declaration…
It appears there’s still a long way to go before rival factions in Libya agree on uniting the country. What’s the latest there? In a statement that suggested that both sides have not reached an agreement on the way forward, the leader of the Libyan National Army, which controls the country’s east, Khalifa Haftar declared…
President Mohammadu Buhari has expressed his eagerness to leave office and go far away from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Why is he so eager? The president, while hosting a delegation of residents of the FCT, disclosed that he’s already looking forward to life in retirement, which he intends to spend in his hometown,…
Ukrainian President Vlodmyr Zelensky has told United States lawmakers that his country would not surrender to Russia’s invasion on his first trip outside of Ukraine since the start of the war in February. What did he tell them? Zelensky addressed a joint session of US Congress yesterday, where he solicited support for more weapons, vowing…
Amidst criticism that trailed its earlier policy on over-the-counter (OTC) and ATM/POS cash withdrawal limit, the Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed the weekly cash withdrawal limit across all channels by individual and corporate organizations. What is the new withdrawal limit? A circular signed by CBN’s Director of banking supervision, Haruna Mustafa pegged the weekly…
The Labour Party, one of Nigeria’s political parties, is standing tall in the face of current adversities rocking the party. What adversities? Yesterday, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High court sitting in Abuja sentenced Doyin Okupe, the Director-General of LP’s Presidential Campaign Council to two years imprisonment (with the option of fines) on charges…
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has won a second five-year term as leader of the Africa National Congress ANC, the country’s ruling party. Isn’t there a corruption case against him? Yes, but despite the corruption scandal, President Ramaphosa remains popular within the ANC and won 2,476 votes defeating his only challenger, former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize,…
The story of Esau and Jacob is well known by many and it is instructive in analyzing Nigeria and her people. Isaac and Rebecca gave birth to identical twins, Jacob and Esau. The Bible says that there was a struggle between them while they were still inside of Rebecca, a preamble to their unfriendly relationship…
