“The EFCC in Lagos had come calling brusquely on Mike Adenuga (Jnr), Chairman Globacom on 9 July 2006. They broke his gate, swarmed into his house and kept him under ‘arrest’. When I heard a... Read more
By Philip Obaji Jr. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—The arid town of Gwoza looked like it was finally going to see rainfall after months of drought, but a devastating attack by Boko Haram turned hope to... Read more
By Philip Obaji Jr. By MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—On a week when a number of local airlines either cancelled or rescheduled flights owing to a scarcity of aviation fuel, all 21 recently released sch... Read more
What can we learn from the women we support around the world about courage during a Trump Administration? A lot! I’ll tell you about Mairamou, from my recent trip to Cameroon. When she... Read more
By SKC Ogbonnia Before assuming the presidency in May 2015, Muhammadu Buhari rightly proclaimed that “corruption will kill Nigeria, unless Nigeria kills corruption.” Unfortunately, however,... Read more
By Maureen Chigbo Good morning distinguished guest, ladies and gentlemen. I plead your indulgence to stand on existing protocol. I am delighted to welcome you all to this fourth anniversary... Read more
By Mohamed Ibn Chambas Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be here today and honored to see so many distinguished personalities and friends of mine in the audience. Before... Read more
By Femi Osofisan I owe Isidore not a tribute, but an apology, for many things. Or perhaps more accurately, I should say I owe him a number of apologies. But how does one say sorry to the de... Read more
Chimamanda Adichie, Paulo Coelho, Christina Lamb and Nuruddin Farah join writers around the world to pen ‘Tiny Stories’ highlighting the world they want for children NEW YORK, 14 November 2... Read more
Amb. Okereke whose quality of representation, participation, excellence, and delivery skills was described as excellent, resourceful and great show of quality leadership by the organisers re... Read more
