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...

President Laurent Gbagbo in an Extended Universe

Gbagbo wants all men and women on planet Earth to accept his multiversity theory that he won the recent elections in Ivory Coast. But  this is false. He lost.

A Call on the British Prime Minister

I have chosen to write you as a result of the anarchy that was unleashed by many students who were protesting the planned increase in fees for college and university students in Britain...

Anarchy as a weapon of power

I was wondering if Nigeria should out of fear calmly succumb to the glorification of Atiku’s destructive self ambition. Perhaps, we should simply call the forthcoming (s)election a no-show and simply ask Jonathan to hand over to Atiku without even a pretext at voting...

Terrorism and the Conspiracy Against Nigeria

By simple commonsense and deductive reasoning going by the profiling of apprehended or known ‘terrorists’, everybody knows that international terrorism is now a major problem of the 21st century and that terrorists can come from any family, community, country or religion...

Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala And The Adedibu 'Curse'!

Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State is a 'special' Chief Executive in Nigeria indeed. Akala is 'special' in many ways! He is very unique when it comes to Governors who want to turn their natural black skin to white using bleaching chemicals to achieve this objective...

Cote d'Ivoire: Open Letter To President Goodluck Jonathan

Mr President, you would agree with me that the Ivorian problem is rooted in identity and nationality complications arising from the huge foreign presence in the country. It is a politico-social tragedy without majesty!

The Real Problem With Africa

The saying is well known that the first step in solving a problem is understanding what the problem really is. As long as Nigerians and Africans in general do not understand what the real problem is with their so-called countries, there will continue to be hopelessness and despair...

WikiLeaks Julian Assange As Person of The Year Nobel Prize Candidate (1)

This Julian Assange-WikiLeaks controversy is the greatest battle for Free Speech and Press Freedom! We all should support Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, it's collaborators and facilitators...

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What Have You Done Lately For Democracy In Nigeria? (2)

Do you want your President to be going to Germany every 4 weeks to treat catarrh, instead of him solving the country's major problems...

Worst Fashion Mistakes Of 2009

A lot of overweight women in their attempt to be sexy end up squeezing themselves into clothes that are ill fitting. This was a common sight in 2009. If you are in doubt, check the fashion pages of magazines published this year...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria vs the Corruption War

For lawyers, the Supreme Court of Nigeria is what St. Peter's Basilica is to devout Catholics! The Supreme Court is to lawyers what Mecca is to devout Muslims!

Why Do Some Pastors Advise Women To Stay In Abusive Marriages?

Some husbands feel they have god-like authority over their wives and are justified in disciplining them if they refuse to "obey" or "submit" to their authority. In their sick, twisted minds, it's their job to "keep their wives in their places", as ordained by God...

Wole Soyinka And The Nigerian Youth

Young people have a choice, but perhaps they are too lazy to be bothered to engage their minds with more creative and enterprising endeavours...

Mis-representation of the elected representatives

Nigeria as a nation has been witnessing mis-representation of elected politicians since 29th of May till the present set of representatives that we hope will start the foundation of a new Nigeria...

Amaechi, Oil Companies and the Rains

Regardless of the fortune of those who carry their crest at hand when it rains, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has achieved some gleaming feats in sectors of the economy...

The Black Energy Economy Misnomer (1)

The adoption of renewable energies is fraught with a myriad of problems including the fact that it is very capital intensive and requires a pool technical skilled persons and a knowledge base not yet developed in the country at the moment...

Jonathan Goodluck and Dame Patience Goodluck-Jonathan: Mirror Images of the Nigerian Quandary

Virtually all aspirants have alleged Jonathan to be ruling and heading a government of corrupt persons. Although these aspirants are merely saying what prevails in the minds of most Nigerians, the PDP is saddened that Buhari, a leading Presidential aspirant in the ongoing democratic dispensation is favoured by the electorates because he is seen as an incorruptible person...

Of Buharists, Jonathanians and a Simple Analysis of Political Immaturity

"We are products of our past, but we don't...