Since 1999 when Nigeria supposedly returned to democratic rule, the representatives at all levels – federal, state, and local governments, have been more of rubber stamps in the hands of the executive arm to perpetrate their acts…
Nuclear technology with its entire prospect has its challenges that must be appreciated and be given the requisite attention in order to avoid any catastrophe. Nigeria must do thorough feasibility study, and comprehend the convoluted technology…
Nigerians should not hesitate to volunteer information that will prevent capital flights. This is for the interest of the economy and our people. We can gather intelligence or become intelligent agents…
By all definitions and with whatever measuring standard, Nigeria is not a terrorist nation. Anybody or any government that think otherwise is only exhibiting a fallacy of judgment…
Despite the harsh inclement and freezing weather conditions, the Nigerians, from several organisations marched through Central London in an impressive turnout that began as early as 10.30 am, in front of the Houses of Parliament…
It’s nonsense that the Obama regime is trying to turn the clock back to the Cold War era. America’s move is seen as an intention to bully Nigeria’s diplomatic mission into giving up its tougher stance on international peace mission…
I am compelled to ask why Haiti tragedies are seemingly ceaseless and endless. And why is it that Haiti never gets any respite? Why is it that Haiti has all through history suffered calamities, catastrophes and disasters?
The recent report that the Lagos state government had shut down four strip clubs around Opebi Street and Allen Avenue in Lagos made headlines and elicited naughty guffaws from people as such stories are wont to do…
What did Nigeria do to find itself mentioned in the same sentence as “terrorism”, and be blacklisted in the same illustrious company as Somalia, Afghanistan and Libya?
It can be somewhat of a challenge living in western societies as an African. The media is often filled with stories that stereotype our continent as one filled with corruption, ethnic strife and violence. The occasional flicker of good governance is celebrated as a rare outlier of hope from an otherwise hopeless continent… – By Chikwe Ihekweazu and Ike Anya
The failed attempt by Umaru Farouk Abdul Mutallab to bomb United Airlines flight 253 out of the air and the aftermath have managed to reminde those who pretend to be temporary citizens of Nigeria that they are in fact still Nigerians…