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...

British Burglars: Who Dares Wins

The great British public is currently embroiled in a hysteric debate over the right of Mr Joe Blogs to kill intruding burglars who gained entrance in order to steal, maim or kill...

International Human Right Laws – the need for action in Equatorial Guinea

There is a grave act of injustice in Equatorial Guinea under the orders of President Obiang, and holding the AU Summit there is a pure irony to the demands of Amnesty International as regards Peace, Justice and human rights protection...

Anthony Weiner, Fallen Stars, Arrogant Powerful Men Sexual Entitlement

The fixation on sex consumes yet another powerful man and in New York City again. In the last sixty days, Dominique Strauss-Kahn the former leader of the International Monetary Fund or IMF was arrested because of sex and his career soon ended...

ZUMA, NATO and the Battle for LIBYA: The Libyan Case Under International Law 2

When the United Nations Organization meets in September 2011, in New York, the Organization must critically review the role of international law in modern international society and the application of international rules according to the Charter of the United Nations...

Hurricane Bouazizi

The middle-east is known to be the bastion of corrupt and repressive regimes that have always found allies in western governments that look the other way while the citizens of these countries suffer...

Land Grabs In New Scramble For Africa Global Food Security Implications

How can anyone, especially an African on the African continent, argue that Slavery and colonialism were beneficial to Africans, despite the immutable evidence of the horrors, brutalities and inhumanity meted upon Africans, victims of slavery and colonialism...

The End of the reign of Nebuchadnezzars in World  Politics

Two significant events have happened in the last few weeks in Nigeria, which are signs of hope; the signing by President Jonathan of the Freedom of Information Act. Secondly, the successful outing of the Green Eagles against Argentina...

The Italian Festa

Italians poured into their streets, took over their squares and yes that Italy, land of saints, poets and navigators, lately more known for its handbags, shoes, football and prime minister became the land of ravers of all ages last week...

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Dear President Buhari, it is auspicious that I write...

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I had almost come to believe that men like Gani will never die. How wrong was I proved on that rainy Saturday morning when the falcon flew away?

Suspending Do-Or-Die Politics

The political process in Nigeria has evolved in a particular direction, corresponding to the characteristics of political activists and the incentive-structure to reproduce the political system...

From Presidency To Prison

The late Madiba, Nelson Mandela, had spent about 27...

The Willis Knuckles Saga

There are quite a number of lessons to be learnt from the scandal which hit the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Administration in Liberia recently...

Market Economy Reform In Africa: Case Of Nigeria

There is no doubt the continent of Africa needs reform. From one policy to the other, the continent continues to search for a focus that will take it out of the threshold of underdevelopment to the stage of stability and developed economy...

The Niger-Delta Can Help Heal Itself

In examining the challenges of the Niger Delta area, external factors often dominate the perception on what stands between this region and wholesome development. Conversely, often missing in the jigsaw are the internal factors...

Thank you, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan!

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Hypocrisy In The Face Of Truth: The Abacha Verdict

I used to think Nigeria has been ruled by corrupt leaders, but now I have changed my mind. Nigeria was ruled and is still being ruled by depraved, murderous and heartless leaders...