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...

Jonathan, Oduah, et al., and the Venezuelan Paralell

Chavez’s offence was that, as soon as he became President, he implemented a true national constitution that enabled participatory democracy from the grassroots level on up. Then he went and built thousands of free medical clinics for the poor.  He also increased government’s funding of education...

The Triumph of the Diplomacy of Rational Judgment in Geneva

Barring their nicotine-stained teeth, from years of nervous negotiations, diplomats from the East and West jubilantly celebrated their diplomatic feat over their success in the Iranian nuclear programme agreement...

The Application of Jus Cogens to Recent Diplomatic Wranglings Between States

The fundamental purposes of the principles of jus cogen are to adroitly and strictly apply its rules in international disputes. Where this is successfully done, the rule of international justice will override the use of force...

Malala Yousafzai: A child human rights and education activist

To the Muslim world, Malala is a golden gift that should be embraced to  deconstruct the mind of those with the mindset of Islam as a religion of war. Malala posited that Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood...

International Legal Issues in the Scottish Quest for Independence from the UK

The Scots are poised for national regeneration. There will be fireworks in the university towns of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Durham and others...

The Great Syrian Debate: Roundabout Diplomacy in Geneva. (5)

Syria is asked to join the Chemical Weapons Treaty regime and hand over all chemical weapons to an international control authority, yet to be constituted...

Syria: The Merit in Obama’s Diplomatic Option and Matters Arising (4)

In diplomacy, it pays to make haste slowly. In statecraft, the application of rational, human intelligence has more merit than the use of military force or the threat to use force, which violates international law...

The Great Debate over Syria: The Truth of the Matter and the Untruth in the matter (3)

Untruth, no matter with what dexterity it is spoken and for how long, its glamorous colours will fade. Then, the liar develops shifting eyes as he or she loses honour and dignity...

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Corruption: Between Diepreye Alamieyesegha and Bernard Madoff

Without any prodding, President Yar’Adua promised, while campaigning for election, to declare a state of emergency on power 100 days into office. It is now two years and months after...

The Case Against Corruption: A Cupric Engagement

There seem to be an intensity of energy as it relates to voicing concerns about corruption in Nigeria.  These alignment towards a cause however seem to yield nothing over the years but a cumbersome engagement on the part of the writers...

“Yoruba Summit” at Ibadan is a “Fasad”!

"If the elements of the past reappear in the...

What If God Does Not Forgive?

No church rebukes Nigerians who do not pay taxes, but they rain curses on those who do not pay the 10% tithe. As a result, the Nigerian government should begin to consider collecting taxes from churches because they make enormous resource just by saying words that both blackmail and brainwash Nigerians...

Kudos To The House of Representatives

The Senate, meant to be the leading legislative body, has in recent times been a rubberstamp. It has been conniving with the executive to the detriment of the nation’s development...

An Open Letter to President Umaru Yar’Adua – 4

Perhaps hurt that your offer of amnesty to the Niger Delta militants was rejected, and perhaps no longer willing to accept the general atmosphere of malaise in the Niger Delta that has driven away investors from the region and made life difficult for its inhabitants, you have decided to give the green light to the Nigerian military...

Oyebamiji, NIWA and Blue Economy

From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his...

Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage—African Ancestors Were Not Devil Worshippers

Introduction The misconception that African ancestors were devil worshippers, a...

Will the Dollar Rebound and Appreciate?

The bearish development of the Dollar, the world's primary and dominant reserve currency is something of concern...

When last did Amaechi travel to Oyigbo

In 2011, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State took...