Thursday Column

Thursday Column

Is China really taking over Africa without firing a shot?

The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has

As we welcome a ‘new decade’

In this reflection I am using the phrase welcoming a ‘new decade’ very cautiously as I am mindful of the controversy over whether January 1 2020 shoul

Now that Dasuki and Sowore have been released from detention…

The Tuesday December 24 2019 release from detention of both the former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and publisher of Sahara Re

Obasanjo’s Visit to El Rufai

Obasanjo’s visit to the Governor of Kaduna State Malam Nasir El Rufai has dominated the media the past one week.  During the visit, the former Preside

2019 Human Rights Day: A Reflection

Tuesday, December 10 2019 was celebrated around the world as International Human Rights Day to commemorate the 10 December 1948 adoption by the UN Gen