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[TRIBUTE] Utuama: The Eagle Goes Home, By Oma Djebah

“We should all give our best to public service, and be grateful because it is a privilege to be called upon,’’ he would cheerfully declare, every now and then, at our weekly meetings of the Delta State Executive Council. Professor Amos Agbe Utuama, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and deputy governor of Delta State (2007-2015),…

Nigerians served peculiar mess, a la carte

By Owei Lakemfa Adelabu Adegoke was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic politicians in pre-independence Nigeria. When one day, the press asked him about deliberations in the Western Region House of Assembly, he replied that it was a “peculiar mess”. He pronounced the words with a Yoruba intonation making the two words sound like…

Choices, Not Chance: Why China Is Rich, and Nigeria Is Poor,  By Dakuku Peterside 

China and Nigeria, two continental giants that entered the late 1970s with similar per capita incomes, have since taken opposite economic trajectories. In China, the decisive moment was Deng Xiaoping's 1978 decision to "open the windows" and let the world's capital know-how to blow in. In Nigeria, the same decade ushered in the oil boom…

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Technology to Combat Insecurity and Violence in Nigeria

By Sonny Iroche (AI Evangelist) Introduction Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of the largest economies on the continent, has for over a decade grappled with widespread and escalating insecurity. From the violent extremism of Boko Haram in the North-East, to herder-farmer conflicts in the North-Central, banditry and mass abductions in the North-West, and…

Building Nigeria’s Sovereign AI Infrastructure: A Strategic Imperative for National Development

By Sonny Iroche, AI Evangelist Introduction In the rapidly evolving digital era, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force reshaping economies, societies, and governance structures worldwide. For Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy, the strategic development of sovereign AI infrastructure is not merely a technological ambition but a national imperative. This…

China is the manufacturing hub of several top tech companies

New Delhi: Immediately after assuming office, US President Donald Trump announced and implemented strict measures and laws, the most prominent being the foreign policy and tariff wars. President Trump also said that he wanted American companies to manufacture their products in America. One of these companies is iPhone maker Apple. However, market experts, observers, reviewers,…

Rivers: A ticking time bomb, By Dakuku Peterside 

Rivers State is currently facing a pressing and time-sensitive threat. The oil-rich state has come under intense political scrutiny following President Bola Tinubu's state of emergency proclamation on March 18, 2025. Despite official assurances that this step was necessary to tackle a supposed breakdown of law and order, many observers argue that the constitutional criteria…

Tinubu-Buhari Partnership And Opposition’s Desperate Search For Validation

By Tunde Rahman The special relationship between President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari has witnessed many remarkable moments. It has experienced dramatic and exciting times, just as there have been challenging moments. Life changing and sweet memories abound between the two great leaders. Between the two great men, there are recollections of might-have-beens.…

Where will Trump’s tariffs war lead our world?

By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 Undoubtedly, the United States’ President Donald Trump does not appear to be a man of peace. He does not even care to be seen as such. Trump is cast in the mould of someone who loves a fight and is always in the mood to engage in one.…

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[TRIBUTE] Utuama: The Eagle Goes Home, By Oma Djebah

“We should all give our best to public service, and be grateful because it is a privilege to be called upon,’’ he would cheerfully declare, every now and then, at our weekly meetings of the Delta State Executive Council. Professor Amos Agbe Utuama, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and deputy governor of Delta State (2007-2015),…

Nigerians served peculiar mess, a la carte

By Owei Lakemfa Adelabu Adegoke was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic politicians in pre-independence Nigeria. When one day, the press asked him about deliberations in the Western Region House of Assembly, he replied that it was a “peculiar mess”. He pronounced the words with a Yoruba intonation making the two words sound like…

Choices, Not Chance: Why China Is Rich, and Nigeria Is Poor,  By Dakuku Peterside 

China and Nigeria, two continental giants that entered the late 1970s with similar per capita incomes, have since taken opposite economic trajectories. In China, the decisive moment was Deng Xiaoping's 1978 decision to "open the windows" and let the world's capital know-how to blow in. In Nigeria, the same decade ushered in the oil boom…

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Technology to Combat Insecurity and Violence in Nigeria

By Sonny Iroche (AI Evangelist) Introduction Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of the largest economies on the continent, has for over a decade grappled with widespread and escalating insecurity. From the violent extremism of Boko Haram in the North-East, to herder-farmer conflicts in the North-Central, banditry and mass abductions in the North-West, and…

Building Nigeria’s Sovereign AI Infrastructure: A Strategic Imperative for National Development

By Sonny Iroche, AI Evangelist Introduction In the rapidly evolving digital era, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force reshaping economies, societies, and governance structures worldwide. For Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy, the strategic development of sovereign AI infrastructure is not merely a technological ambition but a national imperative. This…

China is the manufacturing hub of several top tech companies

New Delhi: Immediately after assuming office, US President Donald Trump announced and implemented strict measures and laws, the most prominent being the foreign policy and tariff wars. President Trump also said that he wanted American companies to manufacture their products in America. One of these companies is iPhone maker Apple. However, market experts, observers, reviewers,…

Rivers: A ticking time bomb, By Dakuku Peterside 

Rivers State is currently facing a pressing and time-sensitive threat. The oil-rich state has come under intense political scrutiny following President Bola Tinubu's state of emergency proclamation on March 18, 2025. Despite official assurances that this step was necessary to tackle a supposed breakdown of law and order, many observers argue that the constitutional criteria…

Tinubu-Buhari Partnership And Opposition’s Desperate Search For Validation

By Tunde Rahman The special relationship between President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari has witnessed many remarkable moments. It has experienced dramatic and exciting times, just as there have been challenging moments. Life changing and sweet memories abound between the two great leaders. Between the two great men, there are recollections of might-have-beens.…

Where will Trump’s tariffs war lead our world?

By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 Undoubtedly, the United States’ President Donald Trump does not appear to be a man of peace. He does not even care to be seen as such. Trump is cast in the mould of someone who loves a fight and is always in the mood to engage in one.…

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