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...

Imagine If Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, etc., Were Democracies?

As a non-Arab concerned with the plight of the people of Palestine and the burgeoning non-beguiling ordeal of the people of Iraq, I am forced to wonder about certain what ifs, such as, what if Saudi Arabia was democratic?

America Is Friend and Ally of Dictators and Tyrants Worldwide

President Barack Obama it was, who once stated that Africa needs strong institutions and not strong men. But now we know these statements are mere deep end platitudes, in view of the fact that America, Israel and Europe prefer strong man, dictator and tyrant president for life Hosni Mubarak of Egypt...

Cote d'Ivoire: Deconstructing The Mind Of 'President' Gbagbo

Laurent Koudou Gbagbo and his 'gang' of marauders, mercenaries from Liberia and Angola and some leading elements in the military must not prevail in this clear battle for the soul of democracy in a unique 'international' country...

Can South Sudan avoid the traps of Poverty?

Many have hailed the recent vote for independence by South Sudan from their Northern Arab neighbors after many years of bloody struggle. To some, it represents a fresh start for a people so repressed and impoverished, their poverty makes the rest of Africa look good...

The Voices of One

Since the world woke up to the news of the anti-government revolts in these African countries, a likely scenario in Africa’s most populous country has been a major discourse across internet forums and social media platforms among many Nigerians...

America Issues A Tepid Response on Egypt! Why?

The average American wants to know why some are vehemently and stridently against American policies in the Middle East and most of the world? The answer is the hypocrisies and double standards which American government demonstrate again and again!

Ivory Coast: Before Putting our Boys in Harm's Way

The quickness to which the UN took sides in the Ivorian elections was unprecedented and highly suspicious. The UN has to exercise her independence and must not make pundits see her as to be protecting the geo-political and economic interest of a leader of an influential nation...

An American Terrorist in Tucson Arizona

An all American terrorist shot six persons to death. This terrorist, this monster, this animal was allowed to purchase an automatic 9 millimeter weapon with which he assassinated a federal judge and five others, while seriously wounding a sitting Congresswoman...

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Homecoming for Dr. Patrick Wilmot’s Demons

Even by Wilmot’s own accounts he was a meddlesome meddler in Nigeria’s internal affairs. Reading this book, one imagines Wilmot as the Forrest Gump of Nigeria, a Jamaican national seemingly everywhere deeply immersed in Nigerian affairs, gallivanting in alleys that would have gotten a Nigerian shot...

Politics of Generals in Nigeria

The politics of Generals in the Nigerian democratic evolution constitutes enough ground for one to be apprehensive...

World Igbo Congress: A Jamboree in a Foreign Land

Many Nigerians have criticized the modus operandi of the WIC, and justifiably so, branding it a jamboree and calling for an end to it. I make haste to associate myself with them...

Kudos To The House of Representatives

The Senate, meant to be the leading legislative body, has in recent times been a rubberstamp. It has been conniving with the executive to the detriment of the nation’s development...

As This Government Continues To Drift…

Because Yar’Adua never won any election, he is sorely scared of his own shadow and in this state, has formed a fetish of seeing treason in every move aimed at questioning his scruples...

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The 250ml liquid antiseptic on my table as I...

Nigeria: To Be or Not To Be!

Many prophets, God chosen and self acclaimed, have at different times prophesied that Nigeria would disintegrate into at least three countries. They reiterated that the three countries will be named after the three major tribes...

Humans + Materialism

‘’He gives twice who gives promptly.’’ -Publilius Syrus (1st...

Why “Egypt” Will Never Happen in Nigeria

The powers that be easily polarize Nigerians exactly because we allow them; they beat the drumbeats of tribe like Atiku and IBB when it is most convenient for them, like they did during their zoning debacle at the PDP primaries and we sadly follow...

The Analogue President In Digital Wonderland

The 2023 presidential election is a make-or-mar moment through...