By Inyali Peter This is Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the president-elect of Senegal. He turned 44 just a few days ago. In line with Senegal’s March 20, 2016 referendum, he’ll serve for a renewable tenure of five years. He was jailed alongside his ally and godfather, Ousmane Sonko, leader of the opposition in the country eleven…
By Sunny Awhefeada The above title re-echoes a significant statement in the understanding of the disruptive essence of colonialism in Africa as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a novel which is crucial to the understanding of the African predicament. It was Obierika who told his audience including his great friend Okonkwo, “Abame is…
By Charles Bassey Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi stands at the helm of the Department of State Services, DSS with a reputation for integrity, firmness, and dedication. As the Director General of the DSS, Bichi has exhibited numerous commendable characteristics that have not only defined his leadership style but have also shaped the institution he leads….
By J.C Okechukwu As the already impoverished nation of Haiti descends into deeper chaos and anarchy of historic proportions, the question on everyone’s lips is, “What is going on?!” Haiti is a Caribbean nation located in the Greater Antilles archipelago. The nation shares the island of Hispaniola with a counterpart Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. Haiti sits on about 27,560…
By Joshua Akpan On November 27, 1895, Swedish inventor, chemist and occasional poet, Alfred Nobel instituted the famous Nobel Prize, to bequeath a lasting legacy in the fields of science, medicine, literature and governance. Nobel is also known for inventing the Dynamite. In 1986, history was made, when the Nobel Foundation, at The Stockholm Concert…
