Memo to Wike, the ‘Ikwerre landlord’ of Abuja
If you have lived in the “Garden City” of Port Harcourt like I did, you would know the term “Ikwerre Landlord” and what it means. With four local gove
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French Empire is collapsing and the African spring is finally here (II)
It is instructive that as anti-French feelings are erupting in the French sphere in Africa, the French like the Soviet leaders of old appear not to be
French Empire is collapsing and the African spring is finally here (I)
One of the remarkable events I witnessed in my stint in the Foreign Service was the collapse of the Russia-led Soviet order in Europe. A week after
Niger offers opportunity to unfold the Tinubu Doctrine
Following the expiration of the seven day ultimatum given to the Niger military junta by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to res
Before Nigeria gets sucked deeper in the Niger quagmire
The operative word in the title of this article is ‘sucker’. The meaning of the word from Dictionary.com is “A person who is easily cheated, deceived