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Key Takeaways China imported 11.1 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2024, with Russia standing as its largest supplier of oil. Meanwhile, the U.S. imported 6.6 million barrels per day (mb/d), with Canada accounting for 62% of the total. In 2024, global oil trade patterns continued to evolve, shaped by geopolitics and changing…
August 20, 2025
BY OWEI LAKEMFA The Nigerian-born, American Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, visited her old country on August 14, 2025. A consummate politician, she told the Bola Tinubu administration what it loves to hear: that it is doing quite well. She told the suffering population what they know: that they…
August 19, 2025
BY TONNIE IREDIA With the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999 after several years of military rule, many Nigerians had looked forward to a new way of life different from impunity, rigidity and on the spot decisions that can hardly stand the test of time. More than 25 years after, governance has only slightly…
August 18, 2025
By Johnson Babalola @jblawpro 1. Introduction: Admissibility Under IRPA Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) establishes the framework for determining who may enter and remain in Canada. A central feature of this framework is the concept of admissibility — the legal standard by which immigration authorities assess whether a person can lawfully be granted…
August 18, 2025
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State in the south-south of Nigeria, Abdul had the privilege of seeing Nigeria’s promise at independence and its descent to the edge of the proverbial precipice. Born in August…
August 17, 2025
By Farooq Kperogi I just learned that after months of painstaking intelligence work, authorities have apprehended Mahmud Muhammad Usman, the self-styled “Emir of Ansaru,” and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, known as Malam Mahmuda, the man behind the Mahmuda terrorist group that has been tormenting my people in Borgu, a geo-cultural space that stretches from Kebbi…
August 17, 2025
… and compromise air travel safety and security By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 The saying goes that too many cooks spoil the broth; in like manner, too many vested interests have intervened to trump justice, thereby setting a bad precedent that is likely to compromise air travel decorum, safety and security in the…
August 17, 2025
By Festus Adedayo When the weight of words spoken is weightier than whatever response it may attract, my people say Oro p’esi je. The English say such wordless period is an ineffable moment. In its literal rendition, perhaps saying it better than the English and more graphically too, the Yoruba say ‘word has killed response’.…
August 17, 2025
Key Takeaways Russia and the U.S. have the world’s largest nuclear warhead inventories by a large margin. China has grown its stockpile by 100 warheads since 2024, representing 20% growth. India is the only other country to have increased its arsenal, adding 8 to its total. As global tensions simmer, nuclear arsenals remain a critical measure of strategic influence. Their distribution tells a story…
August 17, 2025
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Key Takeaways China imported 11.1 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2024, with Russia standing as its largest supplier of oil. Meanwhile, the U.S. imported 6.6 million barrels per day (mb/d), with Canada accounting for 62% of the total. In 2024, global oil trade patterns continued to evolve, shaped by geopolitics and changing…
August 20, 2025
BY OWEI LAKEMFA The Nigerian-born, American Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, visited her old country on August 14, 2025. A consummate politician, she told the Bola Tinubu administration what it loves to hear: that it is doing quite well. She told the suffering population what they know: that they…
August 19, 2025
BY TONNIE IREDIA With the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999 after several years of military rule, many Nigerians had looked forward to a new way of life different from impunity, rigidity and on the spot decisions that can hardly stand the test of time. More than 25 years after, governance has only slightly…
August 18, 2025
By Johnson Babalola @jblawpro 1. Introduction: Admissibility Under IRPA Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) establishes the framework for determining who may enter and remain in Canada. A central feature of this framework is the concept of admissibility — the legal standard by which immigration authorities assess whether a person can lawfully be granted…
August 18, 2025
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State in the south-south of Nigeria, Abdul had the privilege of seeing Nigeria’s promise at independence and its descent to the edge of the proverbial precipice. Born in August…
August 17, 2025
By Farooq Kperogi I just learned that after months of painstaking intelligence work, authorities have apprehended Mahmud Muhammad Usman, the self-styled “Emir of Ansaru,” and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, known as Malam Mahmuda, the man behind the Mahmuda terrorist group that has been tormenting my people in Borgu, a geo-cultural space that stretches from Kebbi…
August 17, 2025
… and compromise air travel safety and security By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 The saying goes that too many cooks spoil the broth; in like manner, too many vested interests have intervened to trump justice, thereby setting a bad precedent that is likely to compromise air travel decorum, safety and security in the…
August 17, 2025
By Festus Adedayo When the weight of words spoken is weightier than whatever response it may attract, my people say Oro p’esi je. The English say such wordless period is an ineffable moment. In its literal rendition, perhaps saying it better than the English and more graphically too, the Yoruba say ‘word has killed response’.…
August 17, 2025
Key Takeaways Russia and the U.S. have the world’s largest nuclear warhead inventories by a large margin. China has grown its stockpile by 100 warheads since 2024, representing 20% growth. India is the only other country to have increased its arsenal, adding 8 to its total. As global tensions simmer, nuclear arsenals remain a critical measure of strategic influence. Their distribution tells a story…
August 17, 2025
