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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Every Woman

To think I was voted most likely to get married in high school. Who would have thought that all my beauty will not get me a good man? But I am a tough cookie, so I remain determined to jump that broom. Everything is set; all I need now is the groom...

Taxes and Social Welfare in Nigeria in face of Covid-19

During the current COVID-19 lockdown, Nigerians who have never...

Health Sector Development in Nigeria, the Ewu Alternative

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Nigeria: A Collection of Jungle Cities with nowhere to hide

"Today is a bitter reminiscent experience of yesterday; tomorrow's...

Our Political Leaders Faintly Understand This Economy!

With all due respect to Mr. President, the political career of Umaru Yar'Adua is not the most pressing issue on the national agenda. What is most critical, rather, is that this country be governed by men and women with the ability to protect it and to keep its people safe...

This House Has Fallen

The title of this piece, "This House Has Fallen",...

Power-Rich, Progress-Poor: The Tragic Story of Ika Land!

Over the past four decades, Ika land—one of the...

China/Taiwan Cross Strait Diplomacy in the Year of the Dragon

This year is a very auspicious year in the Chinese calendar; the Year of the Dragon. The golden dragon may turn out to be the platinum dragon, in due course...

Dear APC, Saying No is not enough

Lest we become guilty of what we accuse others...

President Goodluck Jonathan and the revival of Nigerian economy in the 21st century

President Goodluck Jonathan's economic blue-print for industrialisation is  crucial to the development of Nigeria  and this has been  commended by well meaning progressive Nigerians both at home and abroad...