Milton Dick Elected President of IPU Assembly
Mr Milton Dick, Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives, has been elected as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly for the 2026–2029 term. Mr Dick was in Abuja…
Category: International
Lessons from and How to End the Ukraine War
Toba Alabi Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, I have written more than fifteen articles examining different dimensions of the war. Expectedly, scholars, strategists, political scientists…
Tinubu’s lawyers seek to amend US court filing, admit errors
Isaac Samuel Lawyers representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have acknowledged errors in an earlier filing before a United States federal court and asked the court for permission to replace it…
Tinubu seeks fairer global order, financial system at BRICS summit
***President calls for reform of UN, international financial institutions Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a more representative and equitable global governance architecture and international financial system,…
FBI confirms Tinubu was subject of drug-trafficking investigation
Isaac Samuel The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the subject of a criminal investigation into drug-trafficking offences in the early…
Donald, Diamonds and Denials
Gaudy and gilded gifts are the way to Donald Trump’s heart. A Qatari jumbo jet aside, few have been quite as ostentatious as a piece of jewellery Mr Trump received…
Tinubu’s drug files: Nigerian activist writes FBI Director, Kash Patel
A Stockholm-based Nigerian activist, Kio Amachree, has written to the FBI Director, Mr. Kash Patel, seeking explanations on why the agency is hesitant to open its files containing details of…
Tinubu drug files: The FBI must accept that the era of secrecy is ending
By Kio Amachree The FBI must come to its senses and recognise that its continuing legal manoeuvres over the Bola Tinubu records are damaging confidence in both American justice and…
Is the US getting too hard on Tinubu?
By Isaac Samuel On or before Friday this week (August 21), the FBI, Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will release information relating to President Bola Tinubu’s drug-related…
US Reps pass amendment seeking full suspension of Aid to Nigeria over terrorism concerns
Isaac Samuel A member of the United States House of Representatives, Greg Steube, has secured the passage of an amendment that seeks to withhold all U.S. assistance to Nigeria until…
US, Iran reach agreement to end conflict, reopen Strait of Hormuz
Isaac Samuel Fuel prices are expected to fall as the United States and Iran have agreed to a deal aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries, a development that…
Despite his Bombastic “Truths”, Trump has Effectively Lost his War with Iran
By Yusuf Bangura Despite Trump’s blustering and bombastic claims of victory after almost three months of war, including a volatile seven-week ceasefire, it has become clear to keen observers of…
Tinubu arrives Kigali for The Africa CEO Forum
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday. It is the last of his three-country tour…
Tinubu at Africa Forward Summit in Kenya calls for reform of global finance
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, led Nigeria’s government, diplomatic, and business delegation to the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, advocating for stronger economic…
Trump, The Pope and The Strait
by Reuben Abati It is now 46 days since the war between US/Israel and Iran began in the Middle East on February 28, throwing the entire world into a fit,…
Unconstrained and Unprovoked Use of Force: Why the U.S. is a Danger to Global Peace and Security
The global rules-based order is in tatters, China is playing the long game of strategic patience, Europe prefers the security of US vassalship, and the Global South is fragmented By…
War in The Middle East, Uncertainty in The World
by Reuben Abati On Saturday morning, February 28, the world woke up to learn of “Operation Roaring Lion” by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and “Operation Epic Fury” by the…
Christian genocide: Trump receives reports of Congressional investigations
Washington, D.C. Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore joined members of the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs at the White House to formally present the comprehensive report outlining concrete…
Our President is too stylish, Botswanans complain
“WE VOTED FOR A PRESIDENT, NOT A FASHION ICON” There is growing public frustration in Botswana, with many citizens openly questioning the priorities and leadership style of President Duma Gideon…
From Groundnuts to Beaches: Exploring The Gambia’s New Growth Engine
By Yusuf Bangura Jan 10, 2026 Despite its continued status as a low-income country, The Gambia is a rare example of a nation that has successfully pivoted away from a…
From Liberal Internationalism to ‘’Flexible Realism’’: Dangers and Pitfalls in America’s New Strategic Policy
Yusuf Bangura I’ve now read the 29-page White House document titled “National Security Strategy of the United States of America’’ released in November 2025, which distils the numerous, often controversial,…
The Result is Out: The US has Lost the Trade War with China
Yusuf Bangura Dec 10, 2025 Despite Trump’s tariffs, China has recorded the highest trade surplus in history—USD1.08 trillion! This is truly remarkable. Meanwhile, in August 2025, the US had a…
The Narrative before the Intervention: How Washington is Shaping NIGERIA’s story
Foreign intervention never begins with airplanes, sanctions or soldiers. It begins with stories. It begins with how a country is described, framed, understood and judged by powerful nations. Iraq did…
Sarkozy goes to jail for a crime Mitterand and Chirac are reported to have also committed
By Yusuf Bangura Nicolas Sarkozy has been sent to jail for receiving USD50 million euros from former Libyan dictator, Mohammed Qaddafi, for his campaign in the 2007 French presidential election.…
The West’s Strategic Illusions Were Built on Chinese Minerals
By Global GeoPolitics When the United States launched its economic offensive against China’s technological rise, its policymakers assumed the power lay in the tools of finance and sanctions. Export bans,…
Indians multiply abroad, and Nigerians just migrate
By Chioma Ahaghotu When you see Indians dominating corporate America or Asians building enclaves in every major U.S. city, it didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of systems they…
From Miracle to Meltdown: Botswana’s collapse is no longer a warning – It’s a Prototype
By Paul Hattingh BOTSWANA WASN’T SUPPOSED TO FALL — BUT IT DID For six decades, Botswana stood as the poster child of African stability. No coups. No hyperinflation. No dictatorships.…
China’s unbeatable new production model export
The country’s most important export today is not a product, but a more efficient production process China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient…
USA Air Force Bombs Iran Nuclear Sites
The Air Force of the United States of America a few hours ago on Saturday has bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran, marking the first time the United States will…
WEF’s Report: 123 Years Needed to Achieve Global Gender Parity, Ranks Nigeria 124th
The World Economic Forum’s “Global Gender Gap Report 2025” has declared that it would take 123 years to close the global gender gap. The report, which was released yesterday in…