By DIANA CHUKWUKA WITH less than two years to the 2027 general election, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is grappling with a surge in requests from associations seeking recognition as political parties. Applications jumped from 110 in June to 171 by early September, reigniting debate over whether more parties deepen democracy or overwhelm the […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH ALIKO Dangote, Africa’s richest man and chairman of the Dangote Group, has defended his company’s employment practices, saying his truck drivers earn more than many Nigerian graduates. The billionaire was reacting to allegations by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), which accused him and fellow businessman Sayyu Dantata […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI FOR nearly a century, the Commonwealth Games have been staged on continents far from Africa. From Hamilton, Canada, in 1930, to Birmingham, UK, in 2022, the Games have become a global celebration of sport — yet Africa, home to some of the world’s most passionate athletes and fans, has never played host. […]
By Pearl Osibu CONVERSATIONS about racism in America often stumble on a familiar refrain: “He was racist, but…” That qualifier erases the depth of systemic injustice. Racism is not abstract—it fractures families through over-policing, mass incarceration, and the erasure of dignity. Black men are disproportionately jailed, their children growing up fatherless, caught in cycles of […]
AS U.S.–China tensions reshape global trade, countries across the Global South are learning to balance both powers without being trapped in their rivalry. Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina are showing that a middle path is possible—and their strategies carry lessons for Nigeria. Brazil plays “bridge-builder,” deepening ties with China through massive trade and investment while keeping […]
FEW artists have ever carried the weight of resistance, rage, and vulnerability as powerfully as Tupac Amaru Shakur. Born Lesane Parish Crooks, renamed in honour of an Indigenous revolutionary, and raised within the political fire of the Black Liberation struggle, 2Pac was never just a rapper—he was a mirror to America’s contradictions and a […]
ACCRA is on the cusp of a defining moment. From 16 to 20 September 2025, Silverbird Cinema at Accra Mall plans to host an Israeli Film Festival—a slick cultural showcase presented as harmless art, but in truth, a weapon of propaganda for a regime accused of genocide and apartheid. Nearly 400 organisations and individuals—a coalition […]
WITH just six months left until the 31st March 2026 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for banks to recapitalise, fresh concerns are mounting across the financial sector as only 14 out of the country’s 24 licensed commercial banks have met the new capital thresholds. The recapitalisation directive, issued in 2024, demands […]
DOHA has become the focal point of the Arab and Muslim world as leaders, ministers, and dignitaries converge for an emergency summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The high-stakes gathering, which opened on Monday, follows last week’s Israeli strike in the Qatari capital that killed five Hamas members and […]
THE Central African Republic (CAR) is entering a decisive period ahead of its December 2025 general elections, with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra seemingly in a position of strength. Yet beneath the veneer of stability lies a troubling question: has the country’s reliance on foreign support created a false sense of security? Since his controversial re-election in […]