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...

John Bolton's Nomination Does Not Bode Well For America

America under George Bush is slowly and progressively boxing herself into a corner, as can be seen from the recent selection of the Pope where none of the several American Cardinals was considered fit to be Pope because America already dominates the world, and picking a Pope from America was simply inconceivable...

Taking An Opinion Poll…A Response to Sabella Abidde

What you are essentially disputing in your critique is not that some of the observations I have made in my write-up are totally wrong, but that you think it is too early to judge...

It is Premature to Hail the Chief

To say the current President Bush is “great” is premature. We don’t know. We simply don’t know yet! And we cannot know until a while into the future..

Hail To The Chief

G.W. may not have the verbiage and bulldog persona of a Ronald Reagan. But he sure brings to the Presidency a sure footedness and single-minded focus on promoting the cause of Freedom around the world...

The Illegality and Absurdity in Togo

Togo is a country that rivals Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Somalia, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo and many other countries in terms of corruption, misrule, abuse of power and many other unsavory attributes that characterizes African politics. I guess great things come in small sizes, too!

Africa: A Chequered Past and a Damned Future?

What has Africa given to the world in terms of science and technology? What contribution have we made in the areas of philosophy, economics, political theory and political thought? And if the African continent was to disappear from the face of the earth, would the world miss us? Would the world notice our absence?

Kojo Annan's Indiscretion

The Scriptures tell us the sins of the father shall be visited on their children up to the fourth generation. Those who now link the indiscretion or the poor judgment of Kojo Annan to his father, the Secretary-general of the United Nations may have parted ways with the Scriptures...

The Campaign of Calumny Against Kofi Annan

The attempt by this Administration to incite the UN senior and junior staff to mutiny against their boss is part of the carefully orchestrated plan to blackmail and punish Kofi Annan for doing his job as a good and competent Secretary-general...

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Further and Better Assessment of Transformation in Nigeria 2

In the grammar of Nigerian politics, things are easier said than done. The declaration by this administration that it proposes to transform Nigeria tacitly implies that past Nigerian governments had failed to seriously confront political, economic and social development challenges in our country...

Meet the Relatives

After nearly 50 years in relative isolation from the family, I am now forced by the death of a second parent to revisit the people defined as my family by blood ties...

In Gov Abiola Ajimobi, Did We Get What We Wanted?

With Ajimobi, the jury is still out. So far and so early, it appears to be a mixed bag. We have a governor who has embarked on a deliberate effort at ridding the state of Alao-Akala’s unqualified and incompetent political appointee...

John Bolton's Nomination Does Not Bode Well For America

America under George Bush is slowly and progressively boxing herself into a corner, as can be seen from the recent selection of the Pope where none of the several American Cardinals was considered fit to be Pope because America already dominates the world, and picking a Pope from America was simply inconceivable...

Relocating to Nigeria: Best Practices

Nigeria is a great place. If you truly plan on relocating, be prepared. Nigeria has never been more ready for relocating Nigerian in Diaspora than now...

Corruption Bazaar In Democracy

It is fake news that Nigeria is practising democracy....

Giving Your Offline Business An Online Presence

So much has been written about making money online through internet marketing. Very few believe this is possible, while few have actually practiced it...

Bankole’s Exoneration The N2.3 Billion Car Scandal

The outcome of the committee’s report is no doubt in a bid to save the face of the House of Representatives which sees itself as a distinct chamber from the Senate...

Oratory Symposium Powered by Ozigbo

The message can straight out of the blues that...

Strengthening Nigerian Economy Beyond Oil Revenue!

It is time we stop having others come and tell us about ourselves, the Niger Delta issue, our plants, lands, animals, genes, diseases, health, drugs, etc. The numerous problems facing us must be dealt with by Nigerians to benefit Nigerians...