Position Papers

Civil War: 59 Years After the Asaba Massacre

Those who are not conversant with the Nigeria-Biafra civil war narrative may find it difficult to understand the tragic import of what transpired in...

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...

There Was A Warrior Called Ojukwu

He did not deliver on his promise to write “The Book” before his death. The fact that Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu did not publish a book...

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...

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Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who...

Sarkozy: Sweet And Bitter Memories!

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My Boss, You Devil!

Ask yourself, if I were in my employer's shoes, would I run this 'show' better? You never can tell- you could be on your way to becoming a business owner tomorrow and the place you are, could just be an opportunity that life offers you to learn!

Notorious Without a Doubt

There are weird things that happen at the cinema in Lagos and I am convinced it must be cultural. We talk at the movies. I don’t mean in hushed tones, I mean that people actually talk in normal tones...

The Responsibility of States for Good Governance: A Note to the National Dialogue

The relationship between the Sovereign State and its citizens and others is said to be bound by a social contract...

Palestine Nationhood Imperative; As Israel Meets The World!

America will have to either support Palestine nationhood and democracy or America will be seen again as displaying biases in favor of Israel to "protect" Israel in the usual lopsided perennial way for the world to see...

Nigeria’s Sports Finest Hour – the XXII Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022

For Nigeria, the year 2022 should be dedicated to...

Nigeria Police Force – A legacy of Brutality

It is becoming an acceptable norm that the Nigerian Police must routinely kill citizens. The Nigeria Police Force is a harbinger of sorrow, agony and untimely death...

Niger: The Shame of a Continent

Niger is half the size of Texas but about twice the size of France. The country is bordered by Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali and Nigeria. Yet in times of dire need none of these countries came to her aid. None of the aforementioned countries came to her aid until children and women started dying and the nation was severely devastated. But of course that is the story of Africa...

My Countrymen Lie On A Bed Of Nails

The Niger-Delta. My Niger-Delta. Why has it been difficult for me to jump in the fray for as long as the conflict in that area has lasted? Am I immune to the devastating effects that oil exploration and the debilitating effects that poverty has on the disposition of the aforesaid region?