Africa

World Cup Tragedy Of South Africa

The urge in the beginning had been to entitle this piece “The Death of African Solidarity”. It took no time at all for me to...

South Africa: We Are All Victims

South Africa has pursued post-apartheid policies, the consequences of which we are seeing today. The country has a terrifying, soft underbelly which is now...

Manufacturers of Coups and Bandits   

Coups and bandits are all the rage these days. Just the other day, December 7 to be exact, there was the hot news that soldiers...

America Will Disintegrate In Ten Years: Of Glib Talkers And Massive Intelligence Failures!

Nigeria has economic, political and diplomatic ties with America, most of it at Nigeria's expense. Yet, this current American government could come out with these grossly irresponsible predictions, with its attendant implications, gratuitious insults and all, to our people and government of Nigeria and Nigeria is supposed to accept this in good faith or as a friendly act?

Charles Taylor: Nigeria and Obasanjo’s Credibility is at Stake

Liberia is far ahead of most African countries in terms of the number of warlords and despots she has produced. And among these malevolent and despicable human beings, Charles Ghankay Taylor was a legend. He was accused of virtually everything reprehensive...

Must Baroness Lynda Chalker Insult Us Too?

No doubt, Baroness Chalker, has since ceased to be of any real use to her country, and has probably been politely dumped in the camp of yesterday people, but you can trust my country, the Giant of Africa, to find her attractive for a very lucrative appointment...

The Pope and “Dictatorship of Relativism”

The Western world, proud heir to a most decadent culture, has been totally overrun by several degenerate “liberals” whose sole aim is to collapse the thin wall between the body of Christ and extreme and insidious secularism...

Black Man's Burden

Africa has been stolen blind. After the trade in persons of African descent they sought to take over the continent for good. They shamelessly coined the term "Scramble and partition" for Africa in 1884. Then its people were raped, pillaged, massacred and quarantined. They called it colonization Indirect rule or Apparthied...

The Verdict Is In

The British electorate ought to take pride in what they have just done in proving to the world, one more time, that the United Kingdom still leads the world in forcefully projecting the ideals and the universal appeal of Democracy...

As the Presidents Meet Again

Anyone who has not taken complete leave of his senses looking at world events and the speed at which they unfold would agree that any opportunity to pray is welcome. I expect George Bush and Olusegun Obasanjo to retire to a private room and pray to the Almighty God asking for wisdom...

Faure Gnassingbe’s Election: A Complete Joke

Politics these days, especially in most African countries is corruption-dominated and formulaic.  The most powerful individuals with the most influence will almost always win regardless of the votes of the masses...

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These Things Nigerians Need To Take Back: INEC, NTA and Nigerian Police

It is a well known fact that the power of the gun, the power of information and the power of legitimacy are necessary to maintain any government in power. As such any society that surrenders the apparatus of information, security and electoral legitimacy to a particular group or sect of people does so at its own peril...

Nigeria’s External Affairs Ministers, 1960-2008

Almost one year into the administration of President Yar’Adua, the External Affairs Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe, seems to be Missing-In-Action. If Yar’Adua is anything like his predecessor, then, Maduekwe will have no prayer...

Up Close To Prof Bart Nnaji & “The Boss”

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Partial Press Freedom Threatens Democracy

Many newsmen have been detained in Nigeria by the authorities without trial, or any judicial or legal authorisation followed...

Have We Been Here Before?

If the state elects to break the law, the citizenry, in who resides the ultimate sovereignty, is being implicitly invited to break the law. Civil society has been shown by example, that the law exists not to sustain society...

Prof. Attahiru Jega; A Vote of Thanks Thunderous Applause From A Grateful Nation

Elections are over and inaugurations are scheduled to take place nationwide in a matter of days, and nobody is asking for Professor Jega's head. What could the secret be?

Nothing Going On But The Rent

Why do Nigerians visiting America get all judgmental about the way we live here? Don’t they pay bills in Nigeria? They don't? Ah, that explains why they never have electricity or water…

South Africa: We Are All Victims

South Africa has pursued post-apartheid policies, the consequences of...

Nigeria is in Total Darkness

The total darkness experienced by the passengers inbound Nigeria...

Foreign Investors and Nigeria's High Security Risk

As one of the fastest growing economies on the continent, Nigeria a needs stable atmosphere to continue with its higher economic growth rate and for it to achieve its vision 2020:20 targets...