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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Journalists on SSS radar…

Look at the predicament of the Nigerian-American columnist and professor who came home recently. The security people seized both his passports and asked him to report for an interrogation. When he showed up, the SSS made him understand that his name was on a watch list simply because the government of Umaru Yar’Adua did not like him...

Will Sanusi Keep Talking?

A recent report shows that the Nigerian economy is amongst the top ten growing economies for the year 2010; but what matters to the common Nigerian is basically the affordability of goods and services, availability of jobs and his ability to eat three square meals a day....

Power Politics and the 2023 Virus

Theories of political parties are hardly more than systematic...

Of Intelligence and Faith

Christians have chosen to be blind to the many varying proof and evidence that contradict pretty much everything that the bible claims...

Democracy, Corruption And The Rule Of Law In Nigeria

We should put issues in perspective and be a bit more realistic and impartial, at least as far as Democracy, Nigerian-style is concerned...

A Language so Global…

Music is what has become the global language which every human entity seems to understand...

The Cinderella Story

"Remember Nkechi's wedding? You know how skinny and tall she is, right? Well against all reason, she wore a body-hugging dress. Nice dress, but she looked like a rake. I am taller than she is and I am not wearing a body-hugging dress!"

Giving Your Offline Business An Online Presence

So much has been written about making money online through internet marketing. Very few believe this is possible, while few have actually practiced it...

Whose Vision Is It Anyway?

This Christmas period or even at any other time, you don’t want to fly into the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja at noon...

Mr President Rev the Railways

Now that the long wait for the unveiling of...