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...

Keeping the Economy Strong

Mr. President, since your regime's tax relief took effect, increased innovation and investment has created more than 7 million new jobs, and helped boost wages. This is of course a plus to your administration's effort to streamline cost and create a workable economy...

The Small Things…

The policy challenges facing the United States were radically altered by the event of the 9/11, 2001...

We And The North Africans: The Often Neglected Issues

There is no gain saying the fact that North Africans dislike black Africans. It has historical connotations, but the truth is that they have seen a people at equal pedestal with them at independence become so poor, hungry and mocked around the globe...

Bizzare Stories a l'Ivoire

Africa being a land of more pain than gain, Cote D'Ivoire has had her fair share of gripping stories that continue to define Africa in the eyes of the wider world, a definition that brings us more dishonour than honour...

Meeting A Hero

Dreams do come true. And no one has it happened to more than me. Here I was standing in a room packed full of seasoned diplomats, reputable public servants and private business owners awaiting the arrival of my hero...

Remembering Our Own Soweto

The real demarcation between Africa and the black man is no chain of mountains, no natural frontier, but a system of belief and ideas, which we call African civilization...

WWE Murder-Suicide in America!

The World Wrestling Entertainment is indeed entertaining millions across the world. From the owner of the billion-dollar entertainment company, Vince Mcmahon, to spectators, one sees a lot of glorified junkies and addicts on parade...

United States of Africa: Desirable but (Un)attainable?

As advantageous as the establishment of United States of Africa is, there are certain monumental obstacles that may hinder its gestation...

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Kibaki Like Obasanjo, Kenyans Unlike Nigerians

Politics and politicians have conspired lately to imperil the fortunes of a hitherto peaceful Kenya. The 'Uhuru' paradise is being desecrated! Destroyed!

A Short Requiem for George W.H. Bush

A new distinction for the country's 41st president: George...

United Nations: The Failure of Man-made gods

What God has promised to do on earth since Creation, He has dutifully been doing and HE will continue to do, till time indefinite. The man-made gods of earth, politicians, bankers, false prophets, seers, witches and wizards, occultists, magicians, evil men, war-mongers have proved incapable of creating the atmosphere for abundant life on earth...

I Have Nothing to Hide – Lagbaja

“The sax happens to be the instrument that is nearest to the human voice in that you can intone as the human voice will sing. You can growl, you can moan, you can sigh, you can express things that will be difficult to express on the piano, just with notes. That is why it seems to communicate the human feelings in a way in people faster than several other instruments.”

Heroes And Heroines Of Okpebho: National Assembly In Focus

Undeniably, power belongs to God, the Supreme Being, who...

Religion In Nigeria: Do You Really Believe In God?

Religion, I believe, was created to control the ignorant. If you are looking to me to tell you there is no God, don’t. I have no clue. He’s never talked to me. He’s been extremely silent…

The collapse of the Naira: Nigeria's Strategic Blunder

Nigeria has so far achieved theoretical quantitative macroeconomic fundamentals, but a lot needs to be done particularly on stabilizing her bearish Naira currency. Although Naira is relatively stable, it is weak and soft when you compare it to other major currencies...

Religion, Politics Nigeria’s National Unity

I was opposed to sovereign national conference, I remain opposed. I have been called various unflattering names for believing unflinchingly in one, indivisible Nigeria...

Tinubu: Address Present Economic Depression In Nigeria

By Abiola Daisy Igaga & Bartholomew Okuodo Since the swearing...

'One Nigeria': To Be Or Not To Be? (4)

Do you want your ethnic group to be part of a country even if the probability of your ethnic group producing the president is practically equal to zero despite the fact that your contribution in terms of human and mineral resources is substantial?