By Robinson Erebi In a momentous event held March 25, 2023 in Abuja, Amb. (Dr.) Godknows Boladei Igali, the Ibetariowei of Ijaw land, was proudly inaugurated as the first Vice President of the esteemed Academy of International Affairs, Nigeria. This prestigious appointment comes as a recognition of Dr. Igali’s exceptional knowledge and vast experience in…
By Godknows Bolade Igali An archetypical inference to a tsunami, news of the tragic death of ace banker, businessman, educator and philanthropist, Herbert Onyewumbu on 9th February, 2024 hit the global news space with indescribable shock; and misbehave. True, Herbert had died from a helicopter crash, on the cold plains remote part of the Mojave…
By Godknows Boladei Igali The date, May 27th, 1967 will always remain a landmark in the annals of Nigeriaโs history for a number of reasons. First, on that date, the countryโs third Head of State and second military ruler, then Col. Yakubu Gowon took the courage to create 12 States out of the 4 regions…
Congratulations Amb. Godknows Boladei Igali on your recent appointment as the FIRST VICE PRESIDENT of the prestigious Academy of International Affairs of Nigeria. Your intellectual prowess and dedication to serving your country have earned you this well-deserved honour. We wish you all the best as you work alongside former Foreign Affairs Minister, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi,…
By Godknows Igali On that Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, the sky was exceptionally sunny in the middle of the rainy season over Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, the wettest of all of Nigeriaโs 36 states. Though the weather was sparklingly bright, a most sombre mood which had attracted not less than 5,000 young men…
By: Godknows Igali One of the greatest military generals in human history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) once asserted that โChina is a sleeping giant. If he wakes, he will shake the worldโ. Rising from its seeming slumber from the erstwhile dominance of the world under the Mongol and Ming empires for 400 years, China gradually became…
By: Godknows Igali Reminiscent of the time of his forebear, William the Conqueror in 1066 till modern era, Great Britain’s monarch, King Charles III, was coronated in the same Westminster Abbey in Central London on Saturday, April 6, 2023. Accompanied by perhaps one of the most colourful military parades ever seen in modern history, the…
