Nigeria’s Minister for European and American Affairs, Alatenumo Reckless II, has issued a statement on the coup d’etat by military forces in Germany. Nigeria condemns the attempted coup d’etat by radical forces in Germany. We call on Germany to respect the democratic mandate the German people gave Chancellor Olaf Scholz…

As a keen football fan, I was drawn to Simon Kuper’s article published in the 24 November 2022 FT edition titled, “I’m in Qatar. But the real World Cup happens back home.” I was intrigued after reading, “Everyone is hunting that rare beast: the actual committed fan. What was a…

To: FIFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Football Association Danish Football Association Deutscher Fußball-Bund Swiss Football Association Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond Football Association of Wales When FIFA selected Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup, there was an uproar in the Global North regarding the country’s suitability to…

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, I hope all is well with you. I am sure you must be exhausted and frustrated following your public humiliation by China’s Chairman Xi Jinping at the recently concluded G20 summit. When Jinping lambasted you for leaking details of his conversation with you to the press…

Dear Sir/Madam, In less than a month’s time, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) will take place at the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference in Egypt. During the two-week conference, government and non-party stakeholders will deliberate about delivering greenhouse gas emission reductions and helping ensure a transition…

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule, CFA @Alatenumo ENCOUNTER I first came into contact with the beautiful game of tennis in the eighties while watching the Wimbledon championships on TV in Nigeria. I would see white players wearing white clothes playing on green grass. Then, towards the end of the 1990s, I…

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule, CFA Alatenumo For being the personification of Black Pride and Black Excellence, We say thank you. For being yourself and not letting others define you, We say thank you. For acting as a rallying point for Renas Army worldwide, We say thank you. For making black…

On 24 July 2022, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed the 100m women’s hurdles world record in the semi-final of the World Athletics Championship, which took place in Oregon, USA. She dominated a field that included America’s former record holder Kendra Harrison. Amusan had barely crossed the finishing line when the BBC…