Position Papers

El Anatsui: Beyond Bottle Caps and Glory

A Review of El Anatsui: The Man, the Myth, the Legend at 80 and Counting (2026) By Chris Uchenna Agbedo, PhD, fnias, mnal. Preamble “Beyond Bottle Caps...

Restructuring Internal Party Democracy: The Farce of Nigerian Primaries and a Blueprint for Reform – The Crisis of Credibility

For decades, the political narrative across Africa has been dominated by a single, unyielding aspiration: the adoption of Western-style democracy. It is a desirable...

The Bastard Fathers of Modern-Day Democracy and Politics in Nigeria

By Paul Okojie Modern democracy in Nigeria was born out of struggle, sacrifice, and blood. Yet, what was envisioned as a government of the people,...

Nd’igbo Move On: The Destruction and Continual Rape of Igbo-land by Ndigbos

Some of these so-called Igbo leaders are fond of howling out “marginalization” but when they are given the opportunity to perform and serve the people, they perform disappointingly, unsatisfactorily and terribly...

The Ndi-igbo I Know And Osuji’s Hypotheses

The Igbos, according to Osuji are “selfish and greedy”. These are symptoms of the cankerworm called neo-colonial capitalism and capitalist practices...

The Ndi-igbo I Know And Osuji’s Hypotheses (2)

The Igbos, according to Osuji are “selfish and greedy”. These are symptoms of the cankerworm called neo-colonial capitalism and capitalist practices...

Critical Times, Revolutionary Times

I read Dr. Tunji Braithwaite’s treatise on the need for revolution in Nigeria. I propose, in this essay, provoked by his thoughts, to take national and global views on the subject...

Critical Times, Revolutionary Times (2)

I read Dr. Tunji Braithwaite’s treatise on the need for revolution in Nigeria. I propose, in this essay, provoked by his thoughts, to take national and global views on the subject...

Nigeria’s Vision 2020: The Recommendations of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group

On October 24, 2008, the 14th Nigeria Economic Summit Group summit ended in Abuja, Nigeria, with several declarations and recommendations...

Money

The notion that “Money is the root of all evils” is ridiculed by Wall Street gurus and the City of London investment bankers, who walk proudly in their Austin Reed and Seville Row suits.  They drive their shinny Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferraris and E-type Jaguars...

Money (2)

The notion that “Money is the root of all evils” is ridiculed by Wall Street gurus and the City of London investment bankers, who walk proudly in their Austin Reed and Seville Row suits.  They drive their shinny Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferraris and E-type Jaguars...

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