South Africa has formally requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council following reports of a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, which Pretoria described as a unilateral action of “grave concern.” In a statement released on Saturday, January 3, 2025, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation said it was monitoring the […]
By Takon Elijah Temitope, Adejumobi Adeolu Richard Nigeria’s 2026 tax reform is one of the most consequential policy shifts in recent years—quiet in announcement, but far-reaching in impact. Rather than introducing new taxes or raising rates, the reform focuses on something more fundamental: fixing how taxation works. For decades, Nigeria’s tax system has been weighed
U.S.–Venezuela Military Action and the Challenges to International Norms Reports of U.S. military activity in Venezuela, alongside a public statement by U.S. President Donald Trump claiming that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured, represent a significant development in Western Hemisphere affairs. Because of the scale and sensitivity of these claims, careful distinction is required
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In offices lit by screens, classrooms shaped by metrics, and public debates driven by data, modern life moves at the speed of calculation. We measure performance, optimise systems, and trust algorithms to recommend what we should read, buy, or believe. Intelligence—human and artificial—has become the defining virtue of progress. Yet, amid all this precision, many
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China, Taiwan & Strategic Signaling President Xi Jinping’s New Year address was not a ceremonial formality. It was a calculated political statement—measured in tone, deliberate in substance, and revealing in what it chose to emphasize. As in previous years, the speech sought to reassure domestic audiences while sending carefully calibrated signals to a wider international
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By Adejumobi Richard In 2025, Nigeria’s judiciary emerged as one of the most defining institutions in the country’s political and constitutional life. Across a succession of high-profile rulings, the courts asserted state authority, clarified the limits of institutional power, and responded to evolving security, economic, and social realities. Collectively, these decisions revealed a judiciary inclined
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The National Assembly has approved revised budgets for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years and extended the implementation of the 2025 budget to March 31, 2026.The decision was taken on Tuesday after plenary sessions in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in Abuja. Lawmakers approved a revised N43.5 trillion 2024 Appropriation Act and
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By Adejumobi Richard In Nigeria’s ongoing security crisis, the government, media, and citizens are grappling not only with armed violence but with a growing disinformation problem that is shaping public perception and policy responses. The challenge, most visible in the North-West and North-East, has been driven by inconsistent official communication, viral misinformation, and insurgent propaganda
Armed groups operating in Nigeria’s North-West are no longer engaged in isolated acts of banditry. Security analysts increasingly warn that these groups have evolved into a more sophisticated insurgency, a shift underscored by reports and images showing the emergence of high-grade military weapons such as IWI Tavor rifles in the hands of non-state actors. For
| By Takon Elijah Temitope Across Nigeria, several public policies introduced between 2022 and 2023 by government institutions and regulatory authorities have faced resistance and uneven implementation. This is largely due to limited public understanding of their purpose and impact. The situation, felt nationwide, has been driven by policy announcements delivered through technical channels with
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