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 Pope, Islamic Leaders And Their Politics

Modern Islamic renaissance has been characterized with violence and brutish interpretation of the Koran by extremist groups...

Why Do “They” Hate The White Man?

How long can Africa afford to do nothing? How long would we be standing by while our hair is shaved in our absence? When are we going to restore the dignity of our women and children and act true to our heritage to either harvest Western goodwill or repudiate them?

Does African Philosophy Exist?

Were our forbearers non-thinking creatures? Are we still thinking? Do we have a school of thought that equips our policy makers, guides our scholars and provide guidance for our development? Or are we just living on borrowed thought and precepts?

The Futility of War

No nation that started a major war, either in the twentieth or twenty-fist century, has ever emerged victorious...

Two Welcomes to Toronto 2006

"This talks about teaching…you didn't say anything about teaching - did you tell the High Commission in London that you were going to be teaching in Canada? And upstairs you said you were a journalist, then a doctor and now you're teaching?"

Two Welcomes to Toronto 2006

"This talks about teaching…you didn't say anything about teaching - did you tell the High Commission in London that you were going to be teaching in Canada? And upstairs you said you were a journalist, then a doctor and now you're teaching?"

Africa needs a new “Berlin Conference”

A cursory look at the map of Africa will reveal a continent broken up into weak nation-states that can barely sustain themselves. In reality, very few African countries are actually viable by themselves without a measure of foreign aid and consequently intervention...

Bullies and Hypocrites in International Politics

The US, France, China, Britain, France, Russia and the State of Israel can all develop, transfer, buy, or exchange sophisticated and deadly weapons, including nuclear weapons; but Iran, Cuba, and North Korea and a host of other countries are not allowed to do so. The hegemons can destroy and destabilize other countries without incurring penalties; but other countries dare not...

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50 years still! The Irationality Of Our Prudent Appraisal

Abuja and other acquiescing squares and arenas will for sure be commonly tuned to our contradictory circumstances and our actualities. We might be treated across the states to larger than life anniversary gala and larger than life glorifications...

Niger Delta: Recent Pronouncements by Presidential Candidates

Is Nigeria now ready to genuinely address the deep-seated injustice in the Niger Delta? Or is this all political game, political expediency, a thing of the moment on the part of Muhammadu Buhari, Pat Utomi, Umaru Yar'Adua, and Abubakar Atiku?

Beyond the Policing Abracadabra

“One resists the invasion of armies; one does not...

EFCC Annual Report: Olumhense Got It Wrong

It is not a common occurrence in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to respond to every unfriendly report about the anti-graft agency or its leadership...

A Stiff Sentence for a Pickpocket Con Man

Had the notion occurred to, and the possibility existed for, Kelvin Ighodalo to have sought the counsel of a Careers’ Adviser prior to embarking upon his chosen career, for which he is now to spend an extended period behind bars; he might have been counselled to pursue a career path in Nigerian politics...

Requiem for a Hero

“I was actually in that valley on March 28,...

Nigerian Men and their Secret Sons

How does it feel meeting a father that has never been there for you? How does it feel knowing that you have a brother or sister you have never met? How does it feel realizing that after decades of marriage you do not know everything about a man you call husband?

ITF Celebrates 100 Years Of Excellence: Rethinking Tennis Development Funding In Africa

Tennis Federations in Africa continue to face difficult challenges in this century. Some of the challenges include lacking the funds and human resources needed to promote and grow the game at the grassroots level, introduce tennis in schools, train coaches, and organize adequate junior tournaments locally and nationally...

Forensic Audit: A Test of Buhari’s Integrity

The battle lines were drawn, the drums of war...

Will the Dollar Rebound and Appreciate?

The bearish development of the Dollar, the world's primary and dominant reserve currency is something of concern...