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...

Recent Terror Attacks on Belgium and the Rest of Us

Brussels, the Belgian capital was hit on Tuesday,22nd March, 2016,between 8 a.m and 9:10 a.m, by three explosions that killed 34 people and injured...

Multi-Track Diplomacy and 21st Century Peace Building

The rising incidences of violent conflicts around the world, is posing grave challenges to the security establishments of most countries. Clear pointers to the...

The Trump(eter) of Armaggedon

The on-going presidential primaries of both the Republicans and the Democrats in the race for the party nomination for the American presidential poll coming up...

Tragedy Without Majesty

President Barack Obama recently described Libya as a "mess" of a country. Indeed Libya, post Ghaddafi, is more than a mess, messed up by...

The Graveyard of Ambitions

Somalia is found in the Horn of Africa with Mogadishu as capital city. Ever since Mohamed Siad Barre, the late dictator, fled the...

Early Warning Based Peace Building: Panacea to Violent Conflicts

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance -Thomas Jefferson. The human family at the dawn of the 21st century is faced with many problems: an increasingly...

Boutros Boutros Ghali: A Scholar and Diplomat

Long before he became Secretary-General of the United Nations, he had already exerted a scholarly influence on the progressive development of international law and...

U.S.: The Enthralling Presidential Race

"May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof." — President John Adams moving into the new White House in 1797. (John...

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Professor Ben Nwabueze And The Constitution

Professor Ben Nwabueze, a constitutional lawyer and a former education minister should be ashamed for being a part of the team that drafted the 1979 constitution...

My Mourned Soulmate, Pita Okute

I am in tears as I write the words...

Farewell to OGD

OGD made history of which one dreams through his natural ability to unify a disparage humanity of intelligent, proud, articulating, educated and sophisticated people of Ogun state...

Why Does The Black World Hate Nigerians?

To be hated and to be loved is one of the ironies of being a Nigerian. If you are a resident of the United States, and you observe your immediate community as much as I do, you may have felt or noticed the simmering heat emanating from the tension within the Black World...

Information and Communication Technology Empowerment: A Tool For Personal Development in Nigeria

The penetration of Information and Communications Technology in Nigeria is less than 10%. We need to bridge the digital divide between us and the advanced nations...

Jacob Zuma: A 21st Century African Leader?

In Jacob Zuma, the Republic of South Africa has chosen a new President who is not only liked by his people, but someone seen by his countrymen as one of them...

In Dasukigate Stealing is not Corruption

Yes, I agree we must put issues into perspective....

The Niger-Delta and Gun-Boats

Where does the Niger-Delta arms come from? Who gives these unemployed, unhappy Urhobo youths AK-47s and mortars to eliminate his in-laws the Itshekiris? Where does the intelligent Itshekiri group get their machine guns... 

Money Politics: Nigeria’s Delicate Delicacy

I have written a few weeks back about the...

A Curious Christmas Gift

I believe the boy must have been happy to be in London. He was maybe too young to hate Nigeria, but young enough to know the deliciousness and freedom of a new experience...