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During his long and illustrious career at the intersection of politics and business, Dr Aliker used his strong connections in powerful offices across different countries to position himself as a...

Dr Martin Aliker

He would probably say get on with it and “do it now” if you have ideas on how to right this world

The escalation of violence in Gaza by Israel has prompted a global outcry, marking a rising disgust, particularly among the young, of what is widely regarded as…

Campaigners say activities leading to severe environmental harm usually also violate human rights

The World Economic Forum released its annual Global Risk Report last week and it ranked misinformation as the most severe near-term risk.

Director General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Eghosa E. Osaghae, examines arguments for true federalism as solution to myriads of problems confronting Nigeria and counsels its proponents to conceptualise federalism that will recognise peculiarities of the Nigerian State. This intriguing subject reminds me of the complexities and imponderables of federalism discourses and debates […]

Azikiwe was not to be trusted, felt the CO, he could, represented a sharp challenge both to British interests in Nigeria and to the ‘managed’ decolonisation process more specifically. But there were deeper issues. While the CO welcomed the fact that the NCNC by the 1950s was anti-communist, it feared the radical policies it championed and was concerned at apparent NCNC attempts to politicise the Eastern public service.

Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States, has issued a statement that explains why Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was

Much has changed already under Lula da Silva’s presidency, but this vast country does not receive the attention it deserves