Former Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, has paid tribute to late United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, recounting his active involvement in Nigeria’s June 12 pro-democracy struggle. Speaking on Politics Today, Akinyemi said Jackson invested a significant part of his political life in Nigeria’s fight to restore democracy following the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
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Murtala Muhammed 50th Anniversary Policy Workshop – African leaders urged to resist foreign dictatorship
African leaders have been urged to protect their sovereign autonomy, with warnings that failure to do so could leave the continent perpetually dependent despite its vast natural endowments.
Continue reading “Murtala Muhammed 50th Anniversary Policy Workshop – African leaders urged to resist foreign dictatorship”Murtala Muhammed Brought Out the Pride in Nigeria
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has declared that the country’s late military head of state, General Murtala Muhammed, inspired a deep sense of accomplishment and national self-esteem in Nigeria with his radical foreign policy.
Continue reading “Murtala Muhammed Brought Out the Pride in Nigeria”Nigeria’s trajectory would be different if Murtala wasn’t killed
Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has asserted that the nation’s trajectory would have been different if former Head of State, Gen. Murtala Muhammed, had not been assassinated. Muhammed was Nigeria’s Head of State from July 29, 1975, until his assassination in Lagos on February 13, 1976.
Continue reading “Nigeria’s trajectory would be different if Murtala wasn’t killed”Legal sovereignty no longer enough to protect countries
In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, former Nigeria Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi speaks on the United States invasion of Venezuela, Nigeria’s vulnerability to superpower pressure, the Country of Particular Concern designation, the limits of the United Nations, Nigeria’s decline as the “giant of Africa,” delayed ambassadorial appointments and their diplomatic consequences.
Continue reading “Legal sovereignty no longer enough to protect countries”Trump behaved like Cowboy in Maduro’s arrest
Prominent Nigerian diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has launched a scathing attack on U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of the recent military operation in Venezuela, branding it “reckless” and a hallmark of “cowboy diplomacy.”
Continue reading “Trump behaved like Cowboy in Maduro’s arrest”Ramaphosa, Nigerian scholars slam Trump over Maduro’s capture
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs Bolaji Akinyemi, and a cross-section of scholars, on Tuesday, condemned the U.S. government under President Donald Trump over the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, describing the action as a violation of international law and Venezuela’s sovereignty.
Continue reading “Ramaphosa, Nigerian scholars slam Trump over Maduro’s capture”Why Trump invaded Venezuela
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, says it is oil that dictated what President Donald Trump of the United States has done in Venezuela. Prof Akinyemi stated this on Monday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.
Continue reading “Why Trump invaded Venezuela”Tinubu Needs Foreign Policy Adviser To Ensure Implementation of International Agreements
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint a special adviser on foreign policy within the Villa to ensure that international agreements signed by the president are properly implemented.
Continue reading “Tinubu Needs Foreign Policy Adviser To Ensure Implementation of International Agreements”Bolaji Akinyemi warns FG to stay neutral in global conflicts
A former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has cautioned Nigeria and other countries in the global south against becoming pawns in the ongoing rivalry between world powers, stressing that the Russia-Ukraine war offers a stark lesson.
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