The Lehman Trilogy
Cast your mind back to 2008 and images of staff pouring out the Lehman Brothers, the American bank which collapsed in 2008 during the global financial crisis. The collapse marked the moment when the full impact of the financial crisis hit home, it shook Wall Street to the core, and panic seized the markets, leading […]
Remembering Safi Faye, Mother of African Cinema
Safi Faye, the pioneering Senegalese filmmaker, passed away on February 22nd, 2023 at the age of 79. I was in Jamaica when I heard and I am still processing the sad news of her passing. Safi Faye’s passing is a great loss to the world of cinema and African culture. Her contribution to the film […]
Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections: A Formidable Third Force
So-called third-force candidates are not new to Nigeria’s political landscape, but what is new is a third-force candidate generating the buzz that presidential candidate Peter Obi has. Obi’s political career began as Anambra state governor in 2006, and an unsuccessful bid under PDP as the vice-presidential candidate in 2019 put him on national notice. Now, […]
