Jonathan’s “mind your business”caution to governors
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s warning to governors and political heavyweights who descended on Osun for the August 15 governorship election is worth attention. It is a reminder that Nigeria’s democracy cannot afford to turn off-cycle elections into jamborees for outside political forces. The spectacle was difficult to miss. The All Progressives Congress (APC) constituted a […]
Before Mali Is Destroyed
Mali is a country cornered by two devils. In one corner are the Tuareg rebels who were armed by the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi because Mali’s large territory, sparse population and economic poverty made it a fertile spot for the germination of Tuareg insurrection.
The contest for World Bank Presidency
ON Friday, the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank drew the curtain on nominations for the position of World Bank President, as Robert Zoellick plans to step down in June. Three candidates: Jim Yong Kim, Jose Antinio Ocampo and Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala have been short-listed
Hail Senegal, Bastion Of Democracy In Africa
SENEGAL has, once again, asserted itself as one of the bastions of democracy in Africa with the defeat of Mr Abdoulaye Wade in the runoff poll, which saw his former protege, Macky Sall, emerging President. It was a woeful end for Wade’s megalomaniacal schemes to impose himself on his country for a third term in contravention of a law he himself championed in 2001.
National Assembly and allegations of corruption
Since the inception of this republic in 1999, the National Assembly has been enmeshed in various allegations of corruption both moral and financial.
Nigeria’s Loss, US’s Gain
FROM far away United States of America comes once again a cheering news: Nigerians are the most highly educated immigrants in most parts of the world’s number one superpower. Our countrymen and women have pulled ahead of Asians and even whites.
