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...

Travel Ban: A Concerned Letter to President Trump

A CONCERNED LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP (On the Travel Ban) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 The USA. Dear President Trump, "We will not relent in our unconditional...

Rethinking Nigeria’s Foreign Policy

Prior to the wanton killing of Nigerians living in South Africa by South Africans, Nigeria used to have two aliases among Africans: one was...

Of African Writers and Poverty: the African Development Bank and a call for Servant Publishers and Savvy Marketers

We  have heard of African  writers dying in poverty. I do not expect they should be leaving any luxuries behind but just a dignified...

Of Liveable Africa: Waiting for Bill Gates?

Africans in Diaspora sent home about 40 billion Dollars last year. What do Africans do with all this money? How much of this money...

A Short Requiem for George W.H. Bush

A new distinction for the country's 41st president: George H.W. Bush has become the longest-living president in the country's history. "History will point out what...

Want Blacks Out of Europe and America? Get non-Blacks out of sub-Saharan Africa

Most regular folks of Western nations are ignorant of the true state of Africa, and the role their respective countries play in the du...

The Salutation of the Flag and Anthem

Preambles: Recently, a simple incident that could have passed for comic relief became globalized and brought discussions around respect for the nationhood, nationalism, obeisance...

A State Sired By Racism

The American Police were the slave patrols of yore. They were the lynch squads of yore. They lynched the black bodies in the past;...

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He who goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing: Nigeria turns East?

All those with an entrepreneurial mindset would applaud the news that Nigeria is going to China to intensify our international relations...

Anatomy Of Naked Power

The tactics of naked power consist of catchy slogans, pretentious patriotism, pitching groups or tribes against each other, creating in-group–out-group divisions while putting on a façade of unity...

Buhari’s Victory: The Role of Military and Political Intelligence In Nigeria

With the overthrow of the Nigeria Khakistocracy and Kleptocracy...

The Absurdity of Being 50

When a community is tagged underdeveloped, it is the human beings who populate such community that are being described. It is against this background that it becomes imperative to sit back and evaluate the worth, the real essence and implications, the moral aura of Nigeria at 50...

Chuma Nzeribe, Peter Obi, and Political Treachery

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra is one of the luckiest politicians in Nigeria’s history. He’s in danger of turning himself into one of the most historically blind as well...

The Sting of Death

In spite of the very many attempts to explain or subdue the power of death, the ‘death phenomenon’ has quite proven to be one thing that mankind cannot overcome...

Gombe needs a New Hand

Gombe needs help.  It really does, but not just...

Prosperity, Eternity (4): Channels of Distribution

What must believers do here to lay hold on eternal life? They should do good; they should be rich in good works; they should be ready to distribute; they should be willing to communicate. What if saints refuse to do these things?

The Perfect Treatment

The last two weeks of my life will forever remain the most precious ones to remember for a long time to come. I spent them on the heels of the Netherlands Consulate in search of an MVV- an Authorization of Temporary Residence...

How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

If Nigerians are vilified for asking the difficult questions, the President had better be prepared for the judgement of history...