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...

A Treatise on the Historical, Theoretical Issues in the Middle- East Crisis

The Middle East has been a theatre of constant religious, ideological and struggles against ancient regimes...

Normandy was a brave act of valour and military intelligence

I lived and studied in Europe for ten years. During the period, I travelled extensively, cross-crossing the continent from  the Soviet Union to Britain. Each time I remember the history of the Second World War...

Alemu: The imprisoned and exploited Ethiopian journalist

She was arrested on June 21, 2011 from the school that she taught and was oppressed before she was thrown into the prison. She was later charged with arson and teaching and organizing terrorism...

The Cogency of Military Intelligence

The concept of intelligence is undeniably a very important subject for social humans. Military intelligence is crucial to state security and statecraft. It involves the meticulous gathering of relevant information, analysing them to see where they lead to for military operations to commence...

Wasila Umar’s Fatal Protest Against Child Marriage

The practice of forced marriage of underaged girls by some parents to shameless, paedophilic men old enough to be their fathers or even grandfathers, plagues Northern Nigeria, some other parts of Africa and Asia...

The Mis-Education of the African People (3)

A sizable number of educated Africans rarely speak positively and confidently about African cultures.  Instead, they tend to claim that they are Christians and or Moslems...

The Mis-Education of the African People (2)

Due to educational systems that deny and reject African existence, an increasing number of black people are bleaching their skins in order to become lighter.  Women lead the men in bleaching their skins but the men are gradually catching up in the rush to be lighter...

Checking USA and UK’s spiteful comments against Jonathan on insecurity

Since the killings and bombings by the radical Islamic sect called Boko Haram intensified in the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, many people are counseling that there is a conspiracy theory against the president by northerners and some of their international collaborators...

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Northernization

For too long now there has existed an unholy nexus between Nigerian politicians and their bureaucrats leading to favouritism, cronyism, vendetta and a “revolving door bureaucracy” syndrome...

Sustain the Aluta, Combat the Lies

In the next few days, our patience will be tested. This government and her sympathizers will begin to plant moles in our midst to create chaos and then kill the protesters. The idea is to discredit the movement...

How to transform Nigeria, an opposition party’s perspective

The effort to transform Nigeria can only be meaningful if competence and character are not sacrificed on the altar of federal character, says the National Transformation Party...

Of Fulani Radio, Football and National Security

There is something good in the Fulani Radio said...

Reclaiming the Soul of a Nation

For the Church to remain relevant, she must find her voice among the myriad of voices. She must cease to be the echo of postmodern ideologies and stand firm on the sure foundation of the eternal word of God...

Simple Pleasures In The Midst Of Frustrations: Lessons From An Unemployed Nigerian Graduate

Unemployed Nigerian graduates should never give up but should rather, discover themselves in the process of roaming the streets searching for a job.They should find something they believe in...

Edo South Plead For Federal Government Presence

Over the years leaders of the Edo South stocks have emerged; we have Charles Idahosa, Osazee Ize-Iyamu, Prof. Edun Akenzua, as well as others too numerous to mention. These Sons and Daughters of the realm have carved a niche for themselves...

Wolexit: Between Kongi and Netizens!

The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, is a living...

2023 Power Shift: A Greek Gift? (Part 1)

The airwaves have been inundated with the call for...

Abati Vs Doyin: Who Commands Aso Rock Media High Command?

Recently, a mound of evidence emerged of dumb Dame Patience Jonathan's ugly descent into gratuitous attack on Reuben Abati over his arse-kissing type of image laundering. The unspeakably powerful wife of the president is not a woman who respects piety, formality of language and the incomparable intellectual chasm between her and Reuben Abati...