It is often said, with some measure of accuracy, that one out of every four Africans is a Nigerian. That statement acknowledges the dominant role and activities of Nigerians in the African Continent. There is no doubt that our country has had more than her own fair share of the rotten eggs, crooks and deviants who often tarnish the good image of our country. The good news, however, is that such deviants are nearly always in the minority…
I do not know how it happened, but since he commenced work as the Nigeria’s Chief Cop, I have never been able to shake off the stubborn feeling that Mr. Ehindero may indeed represent a healthy and edifying surprise in the Nigeria Police, if the regime that appointed him would allow him free hand to duly police the country…
Must a man or a nation or a continent that is beaten to the ground remain on the ground and wallow in self-pity? Must we Africans use the injustices and the atrocities committed against us as an excuse for bad leadership?
When you conduct any meaningful research into the history of Africa and its interaction with its European masters, you would come to the conclusion that every step of the way was deliberately planned and meticulously executed; and it was not to the benefit of Africa or the Africans…
As the world was celebrating the ‘downfall’ of the ‘monster’ of Baghdad, the news came that the invasion was a superfluous venture…like killing a fly with a sledgehammer…
A novice as Orji Uzor Kalu cannot afford to say that he is overtly sure of his ability to win the presidency come 2007. Despite the fact that he appears to be the only Igbo presidential aspirant at the moment (forget the comical show of one Chief Muscle), one knows that even with the pulling together of all Igbo votes, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu cannot see the presidency…
Our leaders have poor judgment and make bad decisions: they go around the world with their heads bowed currying favors; they go from one corner of the world to the other, with cap in hand, begging for financial crumbs. Africa has been a collection of beggar nation states right from the early years of political independence…
As a loyal citizen of Ondo State and the pioneer Director of Rural Development and Rural Infrastructures in the State, and a very vocal supporter of candidate Agagu when he ran for Governor in 2003, I believe I have earned the right to praise or criticize him…
The worst twin-evils of human history are slavery and colonialism, those who committed or perpetrated slavery and colonialism were and are the first terrorists, they committed the worst acts of terrorism, they were those who snatched and enslaved Africans, those who killed, maimed and brutalized Africans, those who branded Africans as if Africans were of less value…
The worst twin-evils of human history are slavery and colonialism, those who committed or perpetrated slavery and colonialism were and are the first terrorists, they committed the worst acts of terrorism, they were those who snatched and enslaved Africans, those who killed, maimed and brutalized Africans, those who branded Africans as if Africans were of less value…
Okonjo’s pedigree is so attractive to me because she is not a career politician like IBB and Atiku. She says what she means and she means what she says. That, in of itself, is an attribute we so much need in any new leader of our country…