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Obasanjo’s Moment Of Epiphany

Global UpfrontNov 20, 2024November 20, 20240

By Promise Adiele PhD I met Olusegun Obasanjo for the first time in his Abeokuta home in 2017. I had gone to interview him with

Peter Obi, Churches, and Night Vigils

Global UpfrontNov 13, 2024November 13, 20240

By Promise Adiele PhD Nigeria’s undisputed political sensation and Labour Party’s presidential aspirant in the 2023 elections Mr. Peter Obi continues to bestride the country’s

Treason: Nigeria On Trial, Minors On Trial

Global UpfrontNov 6, 2024November 6, 20240

Dr Promise Adiele, PhD Wole Soyinka’s The Trial of Brother Jero and Ngugi wa Thiongo’s The Trial of Dedan Kimathi dramatize trial in different, compelling

Peter Obi, Gowon And A Country In Turmoil

Global UpfrontOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

By Promise Adiele, PhD Nigeria’s former military head of state Mr Yakubu Gowon recently marked his 90th birthday anniversary. Expectedly, many Nigerians felicitated him on

My Journey To Kirikiri Prison

Global UpfrontOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

By Promise Adiele, PhD Barrister Jubril Salami is my good friend. Our friendship started at Henry Carr Hall, University of Lagos. I cannot immediately remember

The Criminal Tendencies Of Some Nigerian Banks

Global UpfrontOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

By Promise Adiele, PhD There is no hiding place for Nigerians as they grapple with different difficult circumstances of everyday subsistence. Frustration and despair intrude

Who Will Save Nigeria???

Global UpfrontSep 25, 2024September 25, 20240

Promise Adiele PhD For reasons ranging from my late parents’ Christian tutelage to personal convictions about the inviolable sanctity of the Godhead, I gravitate towards

Nigeria: When Will Enough Be Enough?

Global UpfrontSep 11, 2024September 11, 20240

By Promise Adiele As a popular expression, “enough is enough” conveys multiple meanings that converge under the umbrella of expired patience, prolonged anticlimactic delay, and

Nigeria: Let’s Discuss Ambition

Global UpfrontSep 4, 2024September 4, 20240

By Promise Adiele, Promee01@yahoo.com “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff” … submitted Mark Anthony during his funeral oration for Julius Caesar. Anthony contends that

The Speech Bola Tinubu Did Not Make

Global UpfrontAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

By Promise Adiele Words are powerful whether in written or spoken contexts. They decide and have decided the fate of many people, societies, and groups