Comment & analysis

Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, will on Monday, 17 March, 2014, inaugurate the 494-member National Conference whose task is to redefine “the way forward for our nation”. The initial antipathy to the conference, it seems, has given way to cautious optimism.

The most important things about a promise, as David Graber in his book ‘Debt: The First 5000 Years’ explains, are who makes it, and to whom it's made.

As the world celebrates the International Women’s day on the 8th of March, with the theme ‘Inspiring Change’, I am inclined to reflect on the advancement of women’s rights in Nigeria and to consider if there is an environment for inspiration and if change is something to hope for.

As a Nigerian, I am keenly aware of the incessant women-focused challenges facing the country and how unfortunately this impacts on women’s rights, which is why this year’s theme on International Women’s Day could not be more apt.

Hillary Clinton is a walking profanity – and, thereby, a prime candidate to be the next president of the United States.

Prominent journalists in the United States may as well be on the White House payroll. They are consistent cheerleaders for whoever occupies the oval office and the corporate corner office.

When a Black radical dies in Mississippi, one should never accept at face value the state’s word on the cause of death.

Baltimore Black Panther Party member Marshall Eddie Conway was released from 44 years of imprisonment on March 4.

March 5 will remain marked in the history of Venezuela, greater Latin America and Africa and within social movements around the world.

In any political process, the media plays a significant role in informing and unpacking issues to the electorate and the public at large, which role they have played well, albeit with sporadic lapses in Kenya.