Reporting News and opinions
There is something almost poetic about the current state of American politics. The Republican Party controls the United States Congress—both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives—and their man, Donald Trump, is sitting comfortably in the White House. In football terms, they have the striker, midfield, defence, goalkeeper, referee, and—if we’re …
Continue reading "The Party That Controls Everything—Except Their Own Guy by Lawson Akhigbe"
At the close of the World War II, the world did not find peace so much as it found structure. Two opposing security architectures emerged from the ruins of Europe: the Western alliance institutionalised in North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Eastern bloc consolidated under the Warsaw Pact. These were not mere military alliances; they …
Continue reading "NATO, Trump, and the Unravelling of Western Hegemony by Lawson Akhigbe"
How would you improve your community? It takes all the ants to move a mountain. To this extent, I am part of the community and increase my input into the wholesale movement to topple the mountain of inefficiency and waste. Praise when the management of the community do well and complain when they don’t.
Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran lens, is perhaps one of the most riveting you would find. Yet, it is remarkably deficient in its one-sidedness, for which the author made no pretences or apologies. As Nigeria marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of events that changed the country …
The “Black Scorpion” was a moniker associated with Brigadier General Benjamin Adekunle. He was the first commander of the 3rd Marine Commando (3MCDO) during the civil war. It was essentially about his operational strategy. He led the 3MCDO in an amphibious format, and this has remained a reference point in our military history. Is Déjà …
Continue reading "The ‘Black Scorpion’ And The ‘Bushmen’ By Joshua Ocheja"
Centre for Nigeria Progress 