Africa & Beyond

Why must Egyptians die because of a conspiracy by eminent political malcontents? In Egypt, the truth will prevail?

If the Minister of Finance was quoted correctly, salaries may be hard to come by sooner than later and that will not be a pleasant story for our feral and …

The reason for Zimmerman’s curious acquittal is said to be hinged on self-defense. For self-defense to be admissible in a criminal case, I submit that the danger to the person …

The military coup in Nigeria in 1966 was incited by foreign interests. Their governments found it very difficult to manipulate our well-educated, nationalist politicians…

All those with an entrepreneurial mindset would applaud the news that Nigeria is going to China to intensify our international relations…

The military intelligence operations in Egypt, which purportedly terminated the democratically elected government of President Morsi, was a coup d’état…

International law operates on the principles of equality, respect for the territorial integrity and political independence of states, non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states, restraint in the use …

The world is divided amongst states with different worldviews, which are irreconcilable. China has increased its military budget. Japan has freed itself from the impositions put on its constitution after …

There were scholars and policy bureaucrats who, for decades, benefited from anti-communist hysteria and in the process, hindered the positive development of Sino-American relations…

The Rubicon between democracy and dictatorship is crossed unwittingly, silently and without proclamation…

Things have changed dramatically since Hezbollah, Iran, Iraq and Russia are backing the Syrian Government. The prospects of the success of the Geneva Diplomatic Conference on Syria are remote for …

Long after Tutu showed the world how the church can help people against tyranny and bad governance, Nigerians had to deal with brutal military regimes and corruption, and we are …

With Soddom and Gomorah historically in mind, this ‘homo’ nonsense must not break our resolve and will to live in a decent world inhabited by decent human beings capable of …

In these End-times, when the anti-christs have unleashed terror on humanity, we pray that the Almighty God hides us from the secret counsel of the wicked, from the insurrection of …

Awoyokun asserts that if it were not for the ‘Igbo’ coup of January 15 the massacres of the Igbo in Northern Nigeria six months later would not have occurred. This …

At the onset of the presidential debates between the Republicans and Democrats, I found most Nigerians still making the same mistakes we made in 2008, when the enigma that was …