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Carmichael: Canada is alone. It has only itself to blame

By Kevin Carmichael Scary thought, isn’t it? We have our strengths, but we’ve long had the fantastic luck of playing wing on a line centred by the global economy’s dominant player—the French and British empires at the start of our colonial history, and then the U.S. as European power receded. That was never a wise…

Who needs an African pope?

By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 “Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense fecundity, as usual, his flawless prose, and free-flowing minting and weaving of words will always be a delight anyday. “Waiting for an African Pope” ended while I was still enjoying it! Did…

One-party Participatory Democracy, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

On December 13, 1972, Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, signed into law the Constitution (Amendment) Acts, numbers 3,4 and 5 ending the country’s First Republic and ushering in a new constitution for the country, which promised a “One-Party Participatory Democracy” under “one and only one party…., namely, the United National Independence Party (UNIP).” All of…

Asean to team up on US tariffs

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has agreed to work together to increase its members' bargaining power in dealing with the United States' tariff hikes, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said. Speaking on the last day of her two-day official visit to Cambodia, she said on Thursday that Washington's reciprocal tariffs on the bloc's exports…

Nigeria’s Banking and Financial Services Sector in 2030

Impact of AI and Emerging Technologies By Sonny Iroche Introduction Nigeria’s banking and financial services sector is undergoing a rapid digital transformation, setting the stage for a markedly different landscape by 2030. Driven by a young, tech-savvy population and a vibrant fintech ecosystem, the country is going to be leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other…

5 countries where $2,000 a month lets you retire in style

Have you ever daydreamed about sipping coffee by a sunlit balcony in a foreign land, free from the nine-to-five grind? I certainly have. The idea of retiring abroad on a modest budget genuinely excites me. And by “modest,” I mean around $2,000 a month. It might sound unrealistic at first, but there are actually quite…

Death of the Poor Pontiff Pope Francis

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The Vatican shocked the world when it issued the statement that Pope Francis had died, aged 88, at 7:35AM on Easter Monday. Pope Fancis, a native of Argentina, was the first Latin American to serve as the head of the Catholic Church. The ailing Pope had he made a surprise visit…

Why was everything about Jesus made so controversial?

By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 ‘In a country where religion and tribe determine a lot of things, you are dead on arrival when the criminals and those tasked with the responsibility of reining them in come from the same region and belong to the same religion’ The long holiday declared…

Good Governance and Development in Nigeria Compared to Some African and Global Countries

By Sonny Iroche Introduction Since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1960, Nigeria has struggled to translate its vast human and natural resources into sustainable socio-economic development. Despite its enormous potential, the country has been plagued by persistent challenges including pervasive corruption, ineffective leadership, weak institutions, and socio-political instability. The discovery of crude oil…

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Carmichael: Canada is alone. It has only itself to blame

By Kevin Carmichael Scary thought, isn’t it? We have our strengths, but we’ve long had the fantastic luck of playing wing on a line centred by the global economy’s dominant player—the French and British empires at the start of our colonial history, and then the U.S. as European power receded. That was never a wise…

Who needs an African pope?

By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 “Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense fecundity, as usual, his flawless prose, and free-flowing minting and weaving of words will always be a delight anyday. “Waiting for an African Pope” ended while I was still enjoying it! Did…

One-party Participatory Democracy, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

On December 13, 1972, Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, signed into law the Constitution (Amendment) Acts, numbers 3,4 and 5 ending the country’s First Republic and ushering in a new constitution for the country, which promised a “One-Party Participatory Democracy” under “one and only one party…., namely, the United National Independence Party (UNIP).” All of…

Asean to team up on US tariffs

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has agreed to work together to increase its members' bargaining power in dealing with the United States' tariff hikes, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said. Speaking on the last day of her two-day official visit to Cambodia, she said on Thursday that Washington's reciprocal tariffs on the bloc's exports…

Nigeria’s Banking and Financial Services Sector in 2030

Impact of AI and Emerging Technologies By Sonny Iroche Introduction Nigeria’s banking and financial services sector is undergoing a rapid digital transformation, setting the stage for a markedly different landscape by 2030. Driven by a young, tech-savvy population and a vibrant fintech ecosystem, the country is going to be leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other…

5 countries where $2,000 a month lets you retire in style

Have you ever daydreamed about sipping coffee by a sunlit balcony in a foreign land, free from the nine-to-five grind? I certainly have. The idea of retiring abroad on a modest budget genuinely excites me. And by “modest,” I mean around $2,000 a month. It might sound unrealistic at first, but there are actually quite…

Death of the Poor Pontiff Pope Francis

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The Vatican shocked the world when it issued the statement that Pope Francis had died, aged 88, at 7:35AM on Easter Monday. Pope Fancis, a native of Argentina, was the first Latin American to serve as the head of the Catholic Church. The ailing Pope had he made a surprise visit…

Why was everything about Jesus made so controversial?

By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 ‘In a country where religion and tribe determine a lot of things, you are dead on arrival when the criminals and those tasked with the responsibility of reining them in come from the same region and belong to the same religion’ The long holiday declared…

Good Governance and Development in Nigeria Compared to Some African and Global Countries

By Sonny Iroche Introduction Since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1960, Nigeria has struggled to translate its vast human and natural resources into sustainable socio-economic development. Despite its enormous potential, the country has been plagued by persistent challenges including pervasive corruption, ineffective leadership, weak institutions, and socio-political instability. The discovery of crude oil…

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