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...

The Willis Knuckles Saga

There are quite a number of lessons to be learnt from the scandal which hit the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Administration in Liberia recently...

Aca-media and a Stint of (mis)information

To an average Nigerian, the man, Obasanjo, embodies everything that is negative in planning any form of renaissance. If African renaissance is to be fashioned against the spirit of Obasanjo's inclinations then Africans should be ready for the most horrendous living...

Oilgarchy: Neo-Imperialism Or Empire-Building Or Democracy?

Why the establishment of military bases in foreign countries? What is the aim of American global militarism? Is it an act of being proactive or anticipatory? Is America trying to become the Roman or British empires of old?

Some Brothers Do Have ‘Em

I know why those Kenyan brothers live longer, they love life and seem to have perfected the art of modern polygamy...

So That Man May Be Free

When you look at all the people in the world then you start to appreciate those who left their feet on the sand of time, people who did things that is worth remembering them for, the heroes, the champions of the poor and the helpless...

Toxic Waste Dumping: Africa At The Mercy Of God

Toxic waste is a gigantic, satanic and dangerous business. It is the third arm of what observers call the Devil's Trinity, which includes hard drugs and arms...

From Nkrumah to Kufuor: Blazing the African Torch

It has been said by many people that the problem of Africa is a problem of leadership. But one also needs emphasise that the ordinary man and woman on the streets and in the office have a great part to play...

A Plethora of Whys

Each time I ruminate about happenings in both Nigeria and Kenya, as representatives of the continent of Africa, I become confoundedly worried. Situate the current political logjam in both countries and you begin to appreciate my standpoint...

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Bringing the Office of the First Lady into Disrepute

I was about to write another article dealing with Africans’ penchant for power, abuse and perpetuation in power, and then our First Lady’s excesses caught my imagination instead, and in a way, what I was going to write was apt to the First Lady anyway...

The Joke Is On Us

At last, a man in possession of strong moral capital has come to the throne and Nigeria is about to rise and shine...

Adeleke, Ede and the limits of Edenisation

The Federal Government’s veto of the proposal to relocate...

The Judiciary Has Continued To Save Nigeria From Doom – Placid Aguwa, Former NLA President

"I am highly encouraged by the fact that the judiciary has taken the lead to protect Nigeria from further political insanity and confusion. The judiciary has distinguished itself as dependable and impartial..."

Is Mother Really Supreme In Africa?

Most Ghanaians are not expected to live longer than 50. This is what the United Nations, UN, life expectancy Index, 2007 says...

The increasing oil theft in Nigeria

The petroleum sector is said to be accounting for about 90% of the nation’s overall revenue in a typical fiscal year. However, crude oil theft, which is certainly not a new phenomenon in the nation’s system over time, is fast assuming a detrimental dimension and posing a real threat to the socio-economic well-being of Nigerians...

Nigeria’s FM Radio DJs

It’s good to see that new things are happening in radio broadcasting in Nigeria but the presenters should please not throw caution to the winds by adopting a Lawrence Akapa tabloid style approach in their quest to entertain...

Good News from Ekiti State

By Michael Abiola Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji's selection as 'Governor...

Day Onyeka Onwenu Came for the Kill

The sonorous songstress Onyeka Onwenu is 70, and the...

Governance, National Ethos And Succession Planning

The key failure of the post-colonial state in Africa...