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Wole Soyinka, Tinubu And The Burden Of Silence: A Departure From A Tradition Of Dissent?

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Felix Ofulue Few African intellectuals have built a reputation for fearless moral intervention quite like Wole Soyinka. For decades, he functioned not merely as a

Terrorist Footprint Grows in Africa As 4 Regions Accounted For 98% Of Terrorism-related Deaths In 2025

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By ADF An expanding swath of Islamic terrorism stretching from western Mali through the Lake Chad Basin to Somalia and Mozambique accounted for nearly all

City Boys As Dressed-Up Charlatans

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

South East leaders of City Boys Movement

Boko Haram’s Slaughter Of Mathematics In Oyo

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Festus Adedayo, May 24, 2026 Nigeria has become the proverbial forest of the heartless, the Igbó Odájú, where mothers must take extreme care to

How Government Betrays The Military

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Dele Sobowale “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (Latin): Translation: “It is sweet and honourable to die for your country” – Horace, 65-8

The United Nations Becomes The Undertaker

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Sonala Olumhense, May 24, 2026 On February 12, in Abuja, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, delivered a sweeping address at the LEADERSHIP Group’s

The Case For The Office Of Judge Dan Maliki

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Divine right is an old, established principle. It means that kings have the right – ordained by God – to act

We Must Not Allow Terrorists To Turn Yorubaland Into Their Theatre Of Operation

Global UpfrontMay 23, 2026May 23, 20260

By Dare Babarinsa We don’t know how many more hostages are still alive among those kidnapped near Ogbomosho a few weeks ago. One teacher, Adesiyan

A Football World Cup Is A Global Cultural Exchange. How Will That Work In Trump’s America?

Global UpfrontMay 23, 2026May 23, 20260

By Chuka Onwumechili The most culturally diverse men’s football World Cup in history is taking place in the United States at a time when foreign

Terrorism And Tinubu’s Yoruba Test

Global UpfrontMay 23, 2026May 23, 20260

By Farooq Kperogi, May 23, 2026 For more than a year, a conscientious, cosmopolitan retired senior military officer from the North has told me that