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When Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city fell on Friday, November 29, 2024 , I thought it was a big blow, but that the Syrian Armed Forces would quickly recover and fight to retake it. However, in the following days, as the Syrian military melted away in the face of advancing Islamic terrorist rebels of al-Qaeda,…
December 14, 2024
Born during the 1970s oil crisis, the G7 emerged as a group of the world economy’s cool kids: large, mature, high-income economies dominating key global sectors. Then, in the 2000s, BRICS showed up—a collection of countries mostly from the “Global South”— vying for influence with their steadily growing economic might, boosted by globalization. Now they’re positioned…
December 13, 2024
With popular tourist hotspots like France, Spain, and Italy grappling with overtourism, more travelers are turning to tranquil retreats for a break from the chaos. New research has revealed the world’s top serene escapes, with Iceland, Finland, and Austria emerging as the leading European destinations for relaxation in 2025. The findings come from the Global…
December 11, 2024
I read with much appreciation and delight Festus Adedayo’s column on Abati and Davido as cockroaches. I do not know how they did it but the Nigerian Tribune is justifying its longevity by giving our country the gift of great columnists. Every week I read with a sense of satisfaction these Tribune columnists and feel…
December 11, 2024
I hadn’t taken a cold bath or shower in decades—ever since I left Nigeria over 30 years ago. Even during my visits back home, there was always hot water available. That is, until a couple of days ago. I was in Ibadan with my classmates for our first reunion—the University of Ibadan Law Class of…
December 10, 2024
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu flies the world like a mother bird in search of food for the hungry in its nest. He is a tireless traveller traversing the world, signing strings of trade agreements to shore up a troubled economy. He has embarked on 33 foreign trips in 18 months, visiting 18 countries. His favourite…
December 10, 2024
Dr Yusufu Bala Usman was, in the 1980s, a lion in the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU. His roar could be heard across the country. He was a domineering academic and political figure with followership in the country. His reputation had been boosted when, in 1976, he and fellow radical academic and historian, Dr Olusegun Osoba,…
December 9, 2024
In the heart of West Africa, where the echoes of drums narrate ancient tales of resilience, hope, and ambition, one nation rises as a luminous star in the ever-changing tapestry of democracy—Ghana. Its journey, marked by scars of struggle, is a testament to the resilience and determination of its people. Ghana’s democracy, like a river,…
December 9, 2024
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure It was his role as a dad that endangered his job as a judge. One night around 1983, Anyebe caught his son attempting…
December 8, 2024
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When Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city fell on Friday, November 29, 2024 , I thought it was a big blow, but that the Syrian Armed Forces would quickly recover and fight to retake it. However, in the following days, as the Syrian military melted away in the face of advancing Islamic terrorist rebels of al-Qaeda,…
December 14, 2024
Born during the 1970s oil crisis, the G7 emerged as a group of the world economy’s cool kids: large, mature, high-income economies dominating key global sectors. Then, in the 2000s, BRICS showed up—a collection of countries mostly from the “Global South”— vying for influence with their steadily growing economic might, boosted by globalization. Now they’re positioned…
December 13, 2024
With popular tourist hotspots like France, Spain, and Italy grappling with overtourism, more travelers are turning to tranquil retreats for a break from the chaos. New research has revealed the world’s top serene escapes, with Iceland, Finland, and Austria emerging as the leading European destinations for relaxation in 2025. The findings come from the Global…
December 11, 2024
I read with much appreciation and delight Festus Adedayo’s column on Abati and Davido as cockroaches. I do not know how they did it but the Nigerian Tribune is justifying its longevity by giving our country the gift of great columnists. Every week I read with a sense of satisfaction these Tribune columnists and feel…
December 11, 2024
I hadn’t taken a cold bath or shower in decades—ever since I left Nigeria over 30 years ago. Even during my visits back home, there was always hot water available. That is, until a couple of days ago. I was in Ibadan with my classmates for our first reunion—the University of Ibadan Law Class of…
December 10, 2024
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu flies the world like a mother bird in search of food for the hungry in its nest. He is a tireless traveller traversing the world, signing strings of trade agreements to shore up a troubled economy. He has embarked on 33 foreign trips in 18 months, visiting 18 countries. His favourite…
December 10, 2024
Dr Yusufu Bala Usman was, in the 1980s, a lion in the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU. His roar could be heard across the country. He was a domineering academic and political figure with followership in the country. His reputation had been boosted when, in 1976, he and fellow radical academic and historian, Dr Olusegun Osoba,…
December 9, 2024
In the heart of West Africa, where the echoes of drums narrate ancient tales of resilience, hope, and ambition, one nation rises as a luminous star in the ever-changing tapestry of democracy—Ghana. Its journey, marked by scars of struggle, is a testament to the resilience and determination of its people. Ghana’s democracy, like a river,…
December 9, 2024
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure It was his role as a dad that endangered his job as a judge. One night around 1983, Anyebe caught his son attempting…
December 8, 2024
