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...

Botswana: The Pride of Africa

It is so nice and gratifying to come across the heartwarming stories of an African country with so much success that make tears of...

Potus, we ain’t Sh*t, we’re the Antithesis of Sh*tholes!

The sly innuendo of Potus about African countries and Haitians is actually a blessing in disguise! African leaders need to wake up from their...

That Evil Trade in Libya

Way back on 10 December, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by which the civilized world and...

King of my Country: Welcome Henry Otunde I

When the British return, things will be all jolly again in Nigeria. Since November 27, 2017, social media and the Black diaspora have been agog...

Resignation as an African Abomination

“African leaders do not resign, that’s cowardice and the fact that UK Prime Minister-David Cameron has just resigned confirms everything I have said about...

New Orleans on my Mind

The flight from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via the Los Angeles International Airport on the American Airline...

From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe: An Ignominious End for Africa’s Mugabes?

Not knowing how to quit the stage when the ovation is loudest is one of the banes of African presidencies. Once they become celebrated...

Lessons from Reno

My recent trip to the USA, between August and September 2017, springs to mind – the International Visitor Leadership Programme sponsored by the US...

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Single Currency for Africa: Incidental Or Essential?

Rulers from African countries will meet at the next bi-annual AU summit to discuss political, security and financial issues affecting the world’s top sub-Saharan region. Nigeria still hopes that there will be a single currency for the countries of the African Union...

CGPI 100 Days

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Nigerian Citizenship Should Be Redefined Now!

Nigerians should ask the governor of Lagos state several questions to determine the reasons for his decision to throw Molotov cocktails and live grenades into our already volatile state of national unity...

Tasks before South-West Development Commission

There are question marks about the proliferation of ‘development...

Theophilus Danjuma’s Reckless Ultimatum

If General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma and members of his advisory committee wants to quit, well, they certainly have the right to do so. Their former vocation and hobbies await them...

Akunyili and Re-branding Nigeria Initiative

Akunyili, despite the initial overwhelming torrent of cynicisms against her taking up the position of the Federal Government’s chief spokesperson, has rather remained undaunted in her stead to continue to toe the line of truth and integrity...

The Energy Crisis in Nigeria: Can we stay Afloat or be Drowned by it?

The origin of the Nigerian energy crisis can be linked directly to corruption in the country. It is not that the lack of infrastructure or lack of maintenance that is the key problem here. Nigeria has the resources to make the power outage a thing of the past...

Sittiing on the Rock

The federal government has N60 billion to construct a new stadium, but is unwilling to commit a few billions to reviving education in Nigeria…

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...

Alex Ugwu And His Revoja Academy Calms Awka With “Dere Juu”

Whenever I encounter a creative work of art imbued...