The more things seem to change, the more they remain the same. I don’t know the author of that saying, but I find myself repeating it all the time. Take a cursory look at the history of Nigeria and you’re...
Hallucinating over Halliburton…
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Nigerian Police Deny Amnesty Claims of Torture and Illegal Killings in Niger Delta
Nigerian police are denying reports that they are using increasingly violent means, including torture and illegal killings in their fight against militants in the volatile Niger Delta region. Amnesty International...
Nigeria Sets Up Halliburton Bribery Panel, but Analyst Says All a Publicity Stunt
The Nigerian government announced Wednesday it has set up a board of inquiry to investigate a multi-million dollar bribery scandal involving American company Halliburton and allegedly implicating two former Nigerian...
The Role of Civil Society and Governmental Agencies in Africa – By Roy Chikwem
The continent of Africa has undergone momentous political changes and transformations since the preceding decade. Throughout the continent, non-elected and dictatorial regimes of both civilian and military have been...
ABRAHAM by Patrick Nwadike
My thoughts are many and spread. Sometimes, I try to find the truth; what am I actually doing here? What brought me here is truly to live and work or to work and live or simply, to make money without working but...
One million people at risk in Darfur, U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- More than one million people in Darfur are at risk of losing food, water and shelter in coming months, following the expulsion of international aid groups by Sudan's government, the United...
Throwing a Shoe at the “Rebranding Nigeria” Project by Sola Salako
My friend and long time colleague, Maero Ozako had created a group on Facebook (we belong to the ‘Agbayas on Facebook Clan”) titled “Throw a shoe at the Rebranding Nigeria Project” (a la the...
“POWER AND CREATIVE STRATEGY” – by Patrick Nwadike
My first intuition was to head this treatise “How Not to Help a People” or “How best to Assist a People” but I ended up following other instinct probably because the discourse is about financial...
Between Nation Space and Nationhood
Text of a lecture delivered by Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, as part of activities marking the centenal birthday celebration of Chief Obafemi Awolowo held at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, on Tuesday, March...
The ball in Iwu’s court
Nigerians have not ceased to call for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, over the disappointments that trailed the April 2007 general election. But...
The Kublai-Khan by Patrick Nwadike
Some believe we live in dangerous times. They look at what they can see; the deep in the world economy, turmoil in some places of the earth, natural disaster, lack of food in Haiti and elsewhere which is a bigger...
The Osu Caste System in Contemporary Igboland – By Roy Chikwem
The discriminatory practice of the Osu caste system in Igboland has thrived against copious attempts to abolish this inhumane, sadistic, heartless and degrading treatment. Many statutes, laws, edicts and proclamations...