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,...

Again, a thought for Leah Sharibu

Thursday, May 14, 2020, will mark Leah Sharibu’s 17th year of existence on earth. By that day, she will also have gone deeper into her 3rd year as a captive in Boko Haram’s custody,...

International Slavery: Time for an Apology from Christian and Islamic Authorities

It is time for Christian and Islamic Authorities to Render Apology for instituting international slavery against Black Africans and others Concerning the massive industrial-scale subjugation...

Tackling Poverty Through Recovered Assets: The Emerging Nigerian Experience

At the start of this week, a total of 724 field monitors were deployed across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja for...

President Abraham Lincoln’s Best Eulogy for Congressman Elijah Cummings

Before the US election of 2016, I had been paying attention to what happens in the US through various media sources. This was not...

Panacea for Nigeria’s Survival: Enduring Institutions

This is an article borne out of thorough concern for a nation in distress like Nigeria.  Our boat is about to capsize and our...

Towards a New Nigeria: Presidential Aspirants to Note

We, the people of Nigeria, must device a means of steering the course of our destiny in the light of the socio-political realities of...

The Right Way to Protest Injustice

For any Establishment profiting off any status quo; the best way to protest injustice, is to shut the fuck up. It is to keep...

Black Women Arise: The Fairy Tale of Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle’s bloodline serves as the confluence of many currents, of great kings, great promises, and of great pain…but her people have always survived...

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An Open Letter to Governor Rotimi Amaechi

A couple of weeks ago, you raised alarm over the request by certain persons in the state who wanted you to share the common wealth with them. Presumably, these were, and are, persons who are steeped in the tradition of illicit government patronage...

Will Obasanjo Explode Yar’Adua’s Anti-Graft Balloon?

For the past few weeks now, Nigerians have witnessed with utter disbelief details of the worst form of heartless plunder this nation had ever witnessed, perpetrated with utmost impunity and even fanfare, under the direct supervision of Obasanjo...

Politics of Power and the Power of Politics Presidential Debates in Nigeria (2)

The topic of this essay bothers on semantic erudition. It will dissect the theme within the context of political theory and practical politics.The essay will confront the political ideals of Aristotle and the political actualities in the Nigerian Republics...

30,000 Mexicans Killed In Drug War, Violence, Made in the USA!

This is a story about American appetite for drugs and narcotics which has and is still ruining many lives in America and many neighboring nations, particularly, America's southern neighbor, the nation of Mexico...

Yar’ Adua’s Health Crisis And The Options Before Nigeria

The main issue from the national crisis occasioned by Yar A’dua’s recent health crisis is that the country, must as of compulsion, discuss the possible alternatives open to the country should Yar A’dua drop dead...

The Nigerian Journalist and the Practice of Journalism

Majority of the reporters practicing in Nigeria today are pen-prostitutes. For a dollar, they’d sell or kill a story. For a dime, they’d write speeches for politicians. For a nickel, they’d fabricate stories...

Letter to my Rivers State Brethren: Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and the Waterside Slum Settlements

Before I begin this letter, let me quickly issue a disclaimer: I am writing to you as a fellow Rivers person and lover of the state, not as a seeker of political office. Let me now go to the subject of the letter: Governor Rotimi Amaechi and the waterside slum settlements...

NESG Forges a Historic Dialogue on Education in Nigeria

Education as a human capital investment forms the foundations of a healthy society. It has been proved that investment in human capital has a direct correlation to economic growth and national development. Teachers will build the human capital development that will reposition Nigerian youths...

They Fly, We Die

Two recent conversations reminded me of the extent to...