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Does Paul Biya Want A Centenary Celebration As Leader

Does Paul Biya Want A Centenary Celebration As Leader?

February 23, 2023 4:26 am

African leaders have grown notoriety for a shameful sit-tight mentality in power that has given the continent a bad reputation. Most leaders who made it to leadership positions have become so used to what power denotes and connotes — hence they don’t joke with it, and Cameroonian leader Paul Biya is no exception.

Biya just recently celebrated his 90th birthday and despite the deteriorating state of his mental and physical health, he seems poised to celebrate his centenary birthday in office as President.

Reigning as the oldest leader in the world after the death of the Queen of England, Elizabeth …

Apsley And NYLH's Life-Time Opportunity For Nigerians

Apsley And NYLH’s Life-Time Opportunity For Nigerians

February 20, 2023 3:38 am

When the Apsley Business School, which is located in London and ranked among the best business schools in Europe, to be more apt, decides to partner with New York Learning Hub, a citadel of learning that is recognised and licensed by the New York State Department of State to churn out an orientation course for postgraduates students, then it can be assumed to be a dream come true for every postgraduate student who wants to journey well to academic excellence. 

One might wonder why is an orientation course even important. Well, with an orientation course, the chances of making …

APC Governors And Their New Found Love For Nigerians

APC Governors And Their New Found Love For Nigerians

February 20, 2023 3:35 am

Wobbly from the day it was conceived, and haphazard in its implementation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Naira redesign policy over the past few days is snowballing into a national crisis with harsh implications for the economy, social cohesion, and national security. Despite the assurances from the President, the situation has continued to worsen as they look to be no end to the mess in sight. Shockingly, Nigerians appear to be on the receiving side of solidarity from Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the first time and it doesn’t take much to blow the cover of …

2023: Why Nigerians Must Not Endorse Another Sham Election

2023: Why Nigerians Must Not Endorse Another Sham Election

February 20, 2023 3:30 am

By this weekend, most Nigerians have concluded plans to troop out en-masse to endorse the flawed system that has held down their country for over six decades. By voting in the elections on the 25th of February with Nigeria as presently constituted, Nigerians will simply be renewing their contracts with the slave master which is the 1999 constitution. This article is not to cast aspersions on these Nigerians who have chosen that path to redemption but to remind them that their decision is apparently not the best on the cards.

For a vast majority of Nigerians, the past seven …

Debt-Trap: Is Africa Trading Off It's Sovereignty To China?

Debt-Trap: Is Africa Trading Off It’s Sovereignty To China?

February 20, 2023 3:25 am

Over the last two decades, the economic relationship between China and many African countries has continued to flourish, alongside speculation that the Chinese government has a hidden agenda. Many see sovereign immunity clauses in Chinese loan agreements as a ploy to re-colonise Africa from the back, while others ask whether these loans form a debt-trap diplomacy.

Chinese engagement with African countries, as one of the country’s most important economic partners, has spanned over two decades, traversing trade, investment, infrastructural financing, and aid. During this period, China has catapulted from being a relatively small investor to the highest creditor in sub-Saharan …

Why Africans Must Learn To Tell Their Own Stories

Why Africans Must Learn To Tell Their Own Stories

February 16, 2023 3:21 am

When writing stories of your life, it has been often advised not to allow someone else to hold the pen. For many years, Africa has been making a fundamental mistake by largely giving life to the idea of the ‘West’ about Africa by conforming to the stories about the continent that are heavily laced with colonial struggles, conflict, identity crisis, and poverty. One thing that must be established is that while those stories still exist and might still be relevant, they shouldn’t exist as the only lens through which the entire African continent is viewed. 

Over the past few centuries, …

Wike And The G-5: All Braggadocio, Zero Balls!

Wike And The G-5: All Braggadocio, Zero Balls!

February 16, 2023 3:15 am

Nigerian politicians, ever so creative in political gimmickry, appear to be the only species among global politicians who have mastered the art of using lies and deception to fool the same group of people over and over again without consequences. By unleashing a myriad of disingenuous, ingenuous, and obviously idiotic spins, they hoodwink their ways to relevance without substance, which is something Nigerians must end if they intend to stand the slimmest chance at redemption. 

A bunch of aggrieved Governors in Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, who have not metamorphosed into the G-5 or ‘Integrity Governors’ …

Malami Must Be Pressured To Release Nnamdi Kanu

Malami Must Be Pressured To Release Nnamdi Kanu

February 16, 2023 3:08 am

If Nigeria is not a banana Republic, why is Nnamdi Kanu still behind bars despite a clear order for his release? Many months after an Appeal Court judgement provided the leeway for Nigerian authorities to walk the talk as ones desirous of respecting Nigeria’s diversity by releasing Nnamdi Kanu and seeking political solutions to the problems besieging the South East region and parts of the South-South, the Nigerian federal government is still adamant and hell-bent on keeping Kanu incarcerated against all voices of reason. 

It is without any iota of doubt that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra …

Lack Of Respect For Zoning Fuelling Crisis In Imo - Chukwu

Lack Of Respect For Zoning Fuelling Crisis In Imo – Chukwu

February 13, 2023 6:44 am

Ahead of the November gubernatorial elections in Imo State, gladiators are already positioning to either wrestle power from the incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodinma, or support him to retain his position in Douglas House. One of the notable politicians who will play a major role in making that decision is Hon. Athan Chukwu.

Hon Chukwu was a councilor during the military regime of IBB and has been in active politics for over three decades. He is a political leader in Emekuku ward 2 and a renowned stakeholder in Owerri North.

In this interview with Africa Digital News, New York, he shares …

Can Paul Kagame's Exploits Becloud His Tyranny?

Can Paul Kagame’s Exploits Becloud His Tyranny?

February 13, 2023 3:28 am

It would be impossible to talk about African Politics and the bigwigs without mentioning the name Paul Kagame, and there are lots of reasons for this. It is given that the achievements of Kagame can be seen even by the blind, and will continue to be talked about in decades to come.

It was Kagame who commanded the rebel forces that fought to end Rwanda’s genocide over two decades ago, making him a saviour and a demi-god to many.

Since Kagame became Rwanda’s President in 2000, Rwanda has steadily become a major success story in Africa; one that continues

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Menace Of Roadblocks In Southern Nigeria

Menace Of Roadblocks In Southern Nigeria

February 13, 2023 3:23 am

A greater percentage of interstate roads in Nigeria are probable death traps. From state to state, the deplorable state of these roads is an enduring feature one will find everywhere. As things stand today, it will be the 8th wonder of the world to travel a 100-kilometer stretch of road anywhere in Nigeria without encountering potholes, craters, gullies, and other hazards. As bad as the roads already are, the predicaments of Nigerians do not stop there as checkpoints, better known as roadblocks in local parlance have added more pain to their suffering.

Anyone who is a regular user of Nigerian …

Joe Ajaero NLC New President, Honour Well-Deserved

Joe Ajaero: NLC New President, Honour Well-Deserved

February 13, 2023 3:13 am

A great leader is one who does everything within his power to leave memorable footprints on the sands of time. It is a leader who is decisive enough and has all the guts needed to take bold and frank decisions regardless of whose ox is gored. These molds of leaders are quite scarce and do not occur every day and that is because their qualities are unique and outstanding. Comrade Joe Ajaero is one of such great leaders and celebrating, and encouraging them is always the right thing to do.

A few days ago, Mr. Ajaero emerged unopposed as the …

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