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...

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...

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...

Bill Gates or Matt Ridley: Whose ideas are right for Africa?

Africa must embark on the area of trade specialization where she has the greatest comparative advantage. It seems that agriculture is the best possible for Africa...

WikiLeaks Julian Assange: Heroism, Courage, Visionary of Our Time

The world now knows that western nations are hypocrites, constantly spewing platitudes about their much advertised beliefs in accountability, transparency, freedom of the press, the rule of law, democracy...

Julian Assange – The Criminalization of Journalism

Julian Assange has insisted that these allegations of sexual harassment and rape are part of a U.S orchestrated smear campaign to undermine the growing popularity of Wikileaks – and Assange. He sees in these allegations also the intent to use his case as a reference point to discourage potential leakers and whistle blowers...

World Diplomacy and the Limits of Human Intelligence

Men and women who get into political office, either by hook or crook, quickly adopt counter-insurgency measures to remain in power. These measures  range from military intelligence operations, diplomacy,  geo-politics, realpolitik, dirty tricks, scheming, intrigues and subterfuge...

The Rise of African Obama; Hope for the World

Men were never made by mere accident, situations, circumstances, or vicissitudes of life. All over history, ‘the unseen hands’ have always determined the course of man. Providence has always provided the means, the ends and timing...

Africa in the shadow of colonialism

Colonialism is not an exclusive preserve of Europeans nor is it restricted to a specific time or place; from time immemorial stronger societies have always subjugated weaker societies into newly conquered territories...

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Yours Sincerely, Wada Nas

Let me challenge the Military Chiefs to open a debate amongst their men, women and officers and if the consensus is to strip Abacha of honours, then it is a task that must be done immediately.

Nigeria and her too many Wars

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Nigeria: Between The Pulpit And The Podium!

The 21st century Nigeria with many challenges may not find succour in a clueless and somber President who is only trying to prove himself and make sense of his command...

Give Them Their Flowers Now

The moment of my departure to America, "land of milk and honey" was at hand. Instead of basking in the sun of jubilation, my grandmother was wallowing in tears. She shook her head with regret and announced, "You will never see me again..."

ATIKUlating A National Irritant

Atiku’s unravelling has been a long time coming.  It’s turned out that his vaunted political mastery is completely overblown.  Similarly, his crayon-written PR is hugely exaggerated.  Turns out he’s no master of anything at all...

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How To Develop Abia State

Recently, Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji of Abia State, while inducting 18 commissioners that will help him man the affairs of the state, charged them to submit their blueprint within 14 days...