In March 2025, I decided to “kill two birds with one stone.” I planned a convenient and strategic itinerary that allowed me to participate at an academic conference (March 20 – 21, 2025) at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (popularly known as JKUAT), in Nairobi, Kenya. I also planned to attend the…
When I envisioned this role play in January, my goal was to release it in March, a month dedicated to celebrating women in leadership and advocating for greater inclusion in governance. The message is clear: we cannot afford friction between the men who dominate leadership and the few women elected to serve. Little did I…
Women have long been described as divisive and unsupportive of each other. The reading from men in public spaces is that networking and alliances are routinely forged to advance mutual causes and desires. Even political enemies who have spewed invectives against each other do not see anything wrong in collaborating when necessary in order to…
So, I had just finished my West African School Certificate Examination, (WASC), in 1975. In my own eyes, the world was my oyster. I was not only 16, I was also a ‘big boy’ with my well manicured Afro. I had a girlfriend who was turning 14. Her birthday was going to be in a…
In a saga that has left Nigeria’s energy sector grappling with uncertainty, the long-running legal dispute surrounding the $6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project continues to threaten the nation’s energy future, keeping millions of Nigerians in the dark. The Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, located in the Taraba State region of Nigeria, is envisioned as a…
Detty December, the month-long rave that turns Nigeria into a global party hotspot, has morphed into more than just a festive tradition. It’s a cultural and economic phenomenon. What started as post-pandemic revelry is now a potent force driving global cultural exchange and economic activity. Even amid a depreciated naira, record inflation, and a challenging…
The year was 1992. I had a great job in a marketing company. Life was good. My wife had just given birth to our third daughter. We lived in a posh neighborhood in Accra, Ghana. My address was 45B Kwame Osei Street. My neighbor at 45A was a man I rarely saw. It appeared he lived outside the…
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,660 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,662 per dollar last weekend. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,550 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market. Data from the Daily Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the…
,,,How our daily bread is becoming daily poison…WHO, FAO express concern…NAFDAC reads riot act to bakeries, threatens crackdownOur loaves are safe, go after quacks, PBAN challenges NAFDAC…Why we can’t do without bread — CitizensBy Clifford Ndujihe Over time, bread has remained a staple food consumed by most families worldwide, including Nigeria. It has emerged as…
Overthrown Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday in his first public comments since fleeing to Moscow that he wanted to keep fighting in Syria. In a statement posted to an official Telegram channel, Assad said Russia requested he leave Syria. He described his flight from Damascus as rebel forces closed in on the capital city, taking power with little…
