Barely three months to the general elections in February and March of next year, the political ambition of some prominent politicians in both the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, and the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP are already being threatened by the judiciary. Who are the politicians Involved? Following the conclusion of primary elections by…
A London court on Thursday ordered the UK unit of the mining and commodity trading group Glencore to pay £281m in fines and confiscated profit. What’s the company’s crime? Bribery of officials in several African countries. According to the ruling by Judge Peter Fraser, the actions of Glencore’s UK subsidiary indicated “corporate corruption on a…
There is hardly anyone who has no idea of the word monarch, given how long it has been in the existence of man and society, and how ubiquitous it is. Irrespective of language, culture, geography, or any other consideration, people – everywhere in the world – have one thing that is common in their histories,…
In our last story on British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ stormy early days in office, we wondered how long before she gets to still waters. She has found the still waters, but outside No. 10 Downing street. What do you mean?The embattled PM succumbed to the raging storm that has made her time in the…
This piece is not intended to paint anyone in colours (whether good or bad), it rather examines Nigeria’s fate since independence, and highlights the need for urgent action from all of us that are called by the name Nigeria (the government and the governed). While we are all responsible for Nigeria’s current reality, it must,…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, scored one against the Federal Government on Thursday. What’s the news? The Court of Appeal in Abuja has thrown out the terrorism charge the FG made against the IPOB leader. Acquitted of the seven-count charge pending against him before the Federal High Court…
Campaigns for Nigeria’s 2023 general elections have officially begun. From now until the elections, politicians and their supporters will seek to sway prospective voters. Depending on which side of the fence the voters are, they will either buy or reject the products being advertised, what will be constant on both sides, however, is the attention…
Voters in Brazil’s presidential election were at various polling stations across the country yesterday to choose the country’s next leader. What does a candidate need to win? A candidate must secure more than 50% of the valid votes cast to be declared president. If none of the candidates receives the required percentage of valid votes…
The bid for the Nigerian Presidency has always been a two-horse race, since the country’s independence on October 1, 1960. Despite several military interventions, it’s remained the same each time democracy returned, and has been since the beginning of the current 4th republic in 1999. While there have been changes in name and formation in…
“This administration has done extremely well. I have to say it because those who are supposed to say it are not saying it. I don’t know why.” The above was a statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari while on a working visit to Imo state two weeks ago. The president had been invited by the…
