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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Many people may not know it but as powerful as they may seem, presidents can often be…
By Owei Lakemfa The United States of America, US, this Monday placed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who allegedly undermined…
By Azu Ishiekwene Two presidents in the last 24 years provide interesting examples of how to relate with the National…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 17 August, 1980, the 6th Commonwealth Law Conference convened in Lagos, then capital of Nigeria. After…
By Owei Lakemfa I got word that my elderly friend, His Excellency Mohammed Ould Salek, the Minister-Adviser on Diplomatic…
By Osmund Agbo I am sure you haven’t heard about the young girl from my neck of the woods who…
By Azu Ishiekwene It started like a grudge match. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was dealt a bad hand in…
By Owei Lakemfa General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, the Dean of Coups in Nigeria, finally staged a coup for himself on August…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On New Year’s Day in 1991, 81 year old Siad Barre, Somalia’s third (and last) president,…
By Owei Lakemfa We were gathered. Some intellectuals, social activists, journalists, serving and retired diplomats. The primary issue was democracy. Is…