October 24, 2026

Martins Ozekhome

POV

Fubara vs Wike: Whose side is Tinubu on this time?

There’s a line I can’t get out of my head as Rivers State drifts, again, towards the edge: “agreement is agreement.” In normal climes, that’s just basic decency. In Nigerian politics, it can become something darker – a coded warning that power is being enforced like a private contract, not exercised like a public trust.

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Africa Now

Heineken CEO to exit in May 2026 amid poor sales performance

Heineken says CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Dolf van den Brink will leave on May 31, 2026, ending nearly six years in the role. The brewer’s supervisory board has started a search for a successor, while Brink will stay on as an adviser for eight months from June 1. The leadership change comes

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Builders

Strive Masiyiwa is putting 12,000 Nvidia GPUs Across

Cassava Technologies says its AI-computing programme could cost up to $720 million. South Africa is first, with Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco planned next. Strive Masiyiwa has always been ahead of the curve. In the 1990s, he challenged Zimbabwe’s telecom monopoly and emerged victorious, bringing mobile phones to millions. Decades later, the billionaire founder of

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Africa Now

Ibrahim Traoré rejects Bill Gates’ mosquito project, tells them to exit Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s ruling junta, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré has pulled the plug on a high-profile malaria experiment backed by U.S. billionaire Bill Gates, halting the release of genetically modified mosquitoes that were meant to outsmart one of Africa’s deadliest killers. Traoré recently announced that Target Malaria, the research consortium behind the project, must “cease

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Power & Wealth

How Tolaram went from Selling Indomie to acquiring Guinness Nigeria and building $1.5bn Deep-Sea Port

Tolaram Group has evolved from what began in the late 1970s as a modest noodle importer to owning the iconic Guinness Nigeria, spearheading the construction of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, and the Lagos Free Zone. Here’s how they did it, and what lessons Nigerian businesses can take from their playbook. Key Takeaways Tolaram is

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