By Uzu Okagbue Editor’s Note: Uzu Okagbue throws light on the debate over the recent oil price increase in Nigeria. There has been a global increase in oil prices because of the conflict in the Middle East. In Africa, aside Nigeria, Egypt recently had a 30% increase in oil…
By Uzu Okagbue The continued insistence on the ritualised Monday sit-at-home in Anambra State has moved beyond protest, beyond symbolism, and certainly beyond reason. What remains is…
By Ebuka Onyekwelu, Ph.D To understand the action of Professor Charles Soludo today at the Main Market, Onitsha, the regular Monday sit-at-home must be properly contextualized. Throughout…
By Ebuka Onyekwelu, Ph.D On Sunday, the New York Times published a feature story entitled “The Screwdriver Salesman Behind Trump’s Airstrikes in Nigeria,” a piece that has…
By Uzu Okagbue Aliko Dangote’s public rebuke of regulatory sabotage is not merely a business complaint; it is a rare act of elite dissent against elite corruption.…
By Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has broken the code of silence among Nigeria’s elite class. Dangote’s activism contrasts with the silent code…