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...

How Will Jesus Vote?

When confronted with the alternatives, will Jesus vote for the party that supports some limited form of gay marriage or the one that opposes it, yet have its upper echelons of leadership enmeshed in one homosexual relationship or the other?

A Sensible “Cut and Win” Strategy for Iraq

It is my belief that it is still possible for America to declare victory and move on away from the Iraqi struggle without jeopardizing the two main reasons for the war: revenge and oil...

America Votes: Any Lessons For Nigeria?

In my opinion, a good number of American voters are not well-informed. And they are gullible. Most American voters are traditionalists. They stick to their ancestral family party line and pattern of voting...

AIDS 2006 Toronto: A Nigerian Perspective

The recently concluded XVI International AIDS Conference witnessed a strong Nigerian contingent of participants; perhaps not surprisingly considering the daunting statistic that 1 in every 4 sub-Saharan Africans is a Nigerian...

Time to Deliver? Musings from the XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto

In 10 years' time Bill Gates might be remembered less for his role in the growth of information technology but for the public health issues he has chosen to dedicate the rest of his life to...

America Not Attacking North Korea

American national interest is in the oil of nations. If it is not, why have they not intervened in Darfur? If it is not, why have they not attacked North Korea? If North Korea were to be Venezuela, America would have attacked her...

A Naija Prince In Kenya

Was thinking of coming back to Nigeria with an angel from Nairobi....but now I know that beauty is not deeper than the skin's hues...

African Dictators: Local Pests for Eradication

Sometimes you might think you really have it bad as a Nigerian, but when you look at fellow African countries you can't but thank God...

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“The Burden Of Citizenship Is On Nigerians” – Conversation with Frank Nweke, Jnr.

In my response to CNN, I did remind them that Nigerians were not the ones that ran down companies like Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen and many of such failed corporations. Also Nigerians were not part of the Whitewater scandal which was perpetrated by criminally minded Americans... - The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Frank Nweke

Empty Speech-making In Rivers

I lauded Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State in the early hours of his leadership. That was when, like many other concerned residents of Rivers State and beyond, I was fighting tirelessly to assist him gain ground, because we needed change in the state...

Nigeria Must Not Sink

A new Nigeria is possible in our time. We must not become an object of ridicule to the world. Nigeria must not sink...

Turai Yar'adua: Beware of her ‘kunu-seller’ looks!

Under different circumstances, could there have been a few traits in this woman that might have been a virtue? I leave you to conclude. Did she want her husband to be in power for the good of our country? No. She wanted him in power but it was for her own sake...

Between Guardian Newspapers and Imo State Government: Who Is Lying?

Many Nigerians cannot forget fearless journalists like Dele Giwa who constantly asked pertinent questions in his articles, and several others, past and present, that are scattered across our media houses. The message is simple - let the truth be known...

CKC, Onitsha: An Incubator of National Prosperity

By Dr Ray Emeka Onwuelo Christ the King College (CKC),...

2015: Kalu, Jonathan, Abia people and the reassurance

Judging by the mind-blowing degree of support the people have shown to Kalu, he in return pledged his conviction that the elections of 2015 in the state will be free of rigging and any iota of intimidations or harassment of the electorates...

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...

South Africa and the Advent of President Jacob Zuma

So much for the naysayers of all complexions and complexities - within and without of Africa - who at the onset of majority rule in South Africa, predicted with prophetic certainty that that nation was doomed...

Plane Crashes, Corruption and the National Security of Nigeria

Once in a while, a plane will crash somewhere in the world. This was exactly what happened in Nigeria on Sunday, September 17, 2006, when a military plane crashed. As much as one endeavors to rationalize that the plane crash was an unfortunate incident, there is a tempting desire to probe more...