GUANGZHOU: Exclusive report of the face-off, maltreatment charges of Africans in China
President Buhari and Chinese leader Xi Jinping By IKENNA EMEWU So much have been said, reported, watched, heard and read about the skirmishes in Guangzhou involving Chinese authorities and their enforcement of the rules and order for the control of the spread of the coronavirus in the city of Guangzhou. The city has the reputation of housing most Africans More...
Significance of Belt and Road Initiative to Nigeria, Africa
President Buhari and Chinese leader Xi Jinping By Lawal Sale Maida Since Nigeria joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and became a member at a summit in Beijing in 2018, Nigeria has recorded tremendous success More...
On Hong Kong protests: Issues and implications
By Charles Onunaiju In the past one month, Hong Kong, the iconic city of international commerce, finance, shipping and other logistics has been in turmoil, with extremist radicals wreaking havoc on its reputation. More...
Nigeria elections: Mixing religion and politics
Nigeria elections: Mixing religion and politics By Will Ross As tensions rise ahead of elections in Nigeria, some fear the country’s unity will face a new test and divisions will be exacerbated by a vote which More...
South Sudan children swapping guns for books
By Ed Thomas. Around 300 child rebel soldiers in South Sudan sit proudly with their uniforms and rifles as they listen to their commander speak. There is a sense of excitement because soon they will be released More...
The village that just got its first fridge
By Sanjoy Majumder Three-quarters of the world’s homes have a fridge – an appliance that can revolutionise a family’s life. A tailor in one Indian village has just become the first person in his community More...
Insurgency: How have Nigeria’s militants become so strong?
By Farouk Chothia Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging the most brutal insurgency in Africa. It has seized vast amounts of territory, threatening Nigeria’s territorial integrity and opening More...
Beleaguered, Nigerians seek to restore a general to power
Buhari in Kaduna By Adam Nossiter Kaduna, Nigeria — Boisterous crowds packed the streets for the retired general, while young men climbed lampposts, walls and billboards to glimpse his gaunt face. Others danced More...
February polls: NUJ and the quest for objective reporting
By Evelyn Okakwu All over the world, political seasons or periods of elections are characterized with various happenings; many of which have been deemed harmful to the society. While information remains the key More...
Boko Haram crisis: The victims who fled over Lake Chad
By Thomas Fessy Seven-year-old Fatima lies on her own in a big white tent, crying inconsolably and calling for her father who was killed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. She escaped with the rest of her family More...