Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai

Some of the intellectuals in the West are fond of predicting the disintegration of African states...

I will certainly drink a glassful of ale if and when Nigeria becomes a member of the United Nations Security Council in no distant future...

One of the most demonizing legacies of colonial rule is that it etched indelible marks in the minds of ex-colonials that they must acquire wealth by hook or crook...

Although traditional diplomatic law frowned upon encouraging rebellion, recent events in the Middle East and North Africa have thrown up new justifications for assisting people in rebellion against long-serving, non-performing, dictatorial regimes...

Some Nigerian politicians who were at the helm of power between 1958-1966 served meritoriously. Others were dishonourable, capricious, corrupt and unconscionable...

When a foreign friend chooses your enemy for you, you lose control. There are contemporary cases to learn from...

The coming transformation must be judged by the caliber of leaders on the ground, in all spheres of governance and not by mere proclamations, promises, speech-making, retreats, conferences and declarations of intent...

The new state of political conditioning must work out diplomatic strategies to deal with non-conformists, political mal-contents, and listen to their arguments and offer superior convictions...