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...

Coups All Over The Continent

Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day never tired on writing headline stories on coups and...

To Bridge the Gaps Between Gross Government Debts in ECOWAS

By Benjamin Boakye As Nigeria and Ghana stand together to address pressing issues surrounding the debt crisis in the Economic Community of West African States...

What Is Nigeria’s Position on IMF Special Drawing Rights, SDR?

While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt sustainability analysis as of February 2021 shows that the majority of countries in West Africa have remained...

Gabon: Moment of Truth

There’s always a general tendency which is often ignored at the peril of governments; and that’s the fact that bad governance brings exposure. Of...

THE GABON COUP: African Democracy under Scrutiny

The recent military coup in Gabon has ignited a firestorm of debates across the international community, exposing fault lines and raising questions about the...

Are Coups in Africa Still Good A Thing?

Just as ECOWAS is about to send a military task force to Niger in a bid to uproot coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani and...

Unraveling West Africa’s Disturbing Coup Trend: Searching For Solutions Amid Growing Discontent

Recent Coup In Gabon Highlights Troubling Coups Trend in West Africa, Signaling Deeper Discontent with Governance In a shocking turn of events, the West African...

There Was A Man Called John Jerry Rawlings

Nigeria is more divided than ever, and the politicians of Nigeria have gone completely mad. It is as though everybody is now totally beyond control. Nigerians...

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Dick Cheney, come to Nigeria!

Before his tenure as vice president to George W. Bush, Cheney became chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Halliburton, a Texas-based oil prospecting firm. He continued to hold this position even as vice president. Perhaps that is why he is being criticized...

2027: Why Tinubu May Not Survive Nigeria’s Next Political Storm

As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections,...

It’s Time to Save Nigeria

In spite of the nation’s vast pool of human resources both at home and abroad, all we could come up with for President was a nice, smooth gentleman who, unfortunately, happened to be very sickly and psychologically overwhelmed by the tasks at hand...

Anthony Enahoro: Icon of Yoruba ‘Ponbele’ (1)

'Ponbele', to those who are yet to catch the radical fire, is the art of speaking your native-born language without dilution of English language. Simply put: speak Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Fulani, Ijaw, Edo, Igala and Efik in such a simplistically raw mode as to create cultural utopia that shames the old imposition of English language...

The Merits of Sociocracy

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The Loneliness of the Expired President

It’s not only drugs that expire; presidents also expire....

Why The Odds Are Stacked Against Tinubu And Apc In 2027: The Gathering Political Storm!

As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections,...

Abolish Quota System or Quota System will Abolish Nigeria

Because it's in our statute book, the various state and local governments use the quota system in their various appointments. Merit, experience and hard work do not matter if quota system is in use, especially when it comes to appointments...

“Igbo Rising” Soars From The Stable Of Gerald Eze

The debut album, “Igbo Rising”, by the phenomenal Gerald...

Love, Religion and Agnostics Like Me

What is the matter with all these Bible-carrying proselytes who bump into me everywhere I go? They want to know what Church or denomination I belong. They want me to come to Church with them, to have a relationship with Christ, confess my sins and know God. And when I rebuff them, they look at me as though I am headed for the valley of fire...