The South African Ambassador to Washington By Femi Olugbile Diplomats are supposed to be self-effacing men and women who go around the countries of the world pursuing the interests...
The South African Ambassador to Washington By Femi Olugbile Diplomats are supposed to be self-effacing men and women who go around the countries of the world pursuing the interests...
Gene Hackman and the ogre of Alzheimer’s Disease By Femi Olugbile Eugene Allen Hackman has been considered as one of the greatest American actors of his generation. His acting...
Of Presidential Memoirs and Presidential Libraries By Femi Olugbile The news media were awash recently with coverage of the massive launch of General Ibrahim Babangida’s memoirs. The title of...
From Duke Ellington to ‘Abami Eda’, and to ‘Portable’ – talented musicians and their wiles By Femi Olugbile For a Jazz lover, one precious recollection you cherish is a...
An Ode to My Baby Sister By Femi Olugbile The story begins with the name. ‘Olufunșo’ translates, roughly as ‘a precious gift from God, placed in the hands of...
An African War in the Congo By Femi Olugbile The news out of the Democratic Republic of Congo is grim.For a long time, multiple wars have been ravaging the...
The Executive Order of February 7, and the Afrikaners of South Africa By Femi Olugbile ‘By the authority vested in me as President…’ says the Executive Order of February...
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION (DEI), AND ITS ENEMIES By Femi Olugbile On Thursday, 30th January 2025, there was a horrific midair collision near Washington’s Ronald Reagan Airport. The collision was...
A Sunday morning drive along a Broad Street of History By Femi Olugbile On this Sunday morning, your friend, Sir Sina Thorpe, retired Permanent Secretary, a knight of the...
Lekki Sunsplash, ‘Detty December’, and all that By Femi Olugbile Sometimes there is a mystique about Lagos that is hard to see, for people who live in the city...
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