Africa

World Cup Tragedy Of South Africa

The urge in the beginning had been to entitle this piece “The Death of African Solidarity”. It took no time at all for me to...

South Africa: We Are All Victims

South Africa has pursued post-apartheid policies, the consequences of which we are seeing today. The country has a terrifying, soft underbelly which is now...

Manufacturers of Coups and Bandits   

Coups and bandits are all the rage these days. Just the other day, December 7 to be exact, there was the hot news that soldiers...

Global War On Terror: A Case of Double Standards

The early January 2015 terror attacks in Paris, the French capital, elicited global uproar as individuals, organizations and national governments expressed repugnance at the...

A Review of Lugard’s Amalgamation Diplomacy

The ungovernable nature of the Nigerian state point to the abysmal failure of Lord Lugard’s amalgamation diplomacy, especially in the political sphere. The amalgamation was...

Robert Mugabe: Double Celebration At 91?

Last Saturday (February 21, 2015), President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, the oldest head of state on planet earth, turned 91. He has ruled Zimbabwe...

Is Robert Mugabe’s Fall Symbolic?

Not a few across the world are convinced that it has become completely impossible to feel any sympathy for President Robert Mugabe no matter...

The Obamaization of World Geo-politics and the Hillary Clinton Factor

A history of modern world geo-politics records President Barack Obama’s successes and human failures. He planned to be a path-finder for the New Age...

The More You Look the less you see: Chatham House 2015

I read with diligence and unmistakable pride, Buhari’s Chatham House speech. Two weeks ago, I listened with rapt attention to Jonathan’s lecture on “stealing...

American Gunboat Diplomacy and Global Security

If they want peace, nations must avoid the pin pricks that precede canon shots -Napoleon Bonaparte Relations between the United States of America (USA) and...

War on Terror: Time for a New Paradigm

What is the most effective strategy for fighting terrorism? Answers to this question have become more pertinent in the ugly face of the globalizing...

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A nation at war with itself – the dawn of the second Nigerian Civil War

To say the least, the submissive and tepid reaction of the Nigerian President to the latest round of violence unleashed on the citizenry by Boko Haram was irksome and left a sour taste in the mouth...

Jonathan Goodluck and PDP Presidential Primaries: Issues and the Probable Outcome

Card carrying and non-card carrying members of the PDP are aware of how Jonathan’s ambition has created serious cracks within the rank and file in the PDP, therefore, based on the factor of political risk, it may be argued that the probability is on the high side that most party delegates and stakeholders will work against the emergence of Jonathan as the PDP presidential flag bearer...

Suspicious Activity

Considering the fact that cultures are different and what may be acceptable where I come from may be frowned at where you come from, what can be termed suspicious?

A Two Party System by Legislation?

Nigeria’s House of Representatives recently attempted  another of its legislative misadventure, when it sought to decree into existence a two party system for the country through a legislative fiat...

Saints and Sinners of Political Prostitution

There are more male prostitutes in the crooked field...

Wisdom Azubuike: One Year In Memory

I seek a legal framework that will protect women in their homes, communities, and states in Nigeria. A law that outlaws domestic violence and entitles them to own property and recognizes their right to inheritance…

Obasanjo’s Belated Distaste For Corruption

A few hours after the Chairman of the Independent...

A Generation of Confused Youth

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How not to canvass for presidential electoral votes

Governor Mitt Romney wanted very badly to lead America, taking America through another path. It was obvious that he had hoped to win the last presidential elections, all things being equal. But all things have never been equal...

Presidential Score Card – How Has OBJ Fared?

The people have an expectation, and the hope and desire of both the winning and losing political camps should be that the government in power will leave Nigeria better than they met it...