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Thursday,May 28,2009
Obama and the Politics of Africa Visit
The planned visits to Egypt and Ghana by President Obama on June 4, 2009 and July 10-11, 2009 respectively, have be..
By Jideofor Adibe
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Thursday,May 14,2009
Ekiti Crisis: An Insight to 2011 Elections.
My concern on the Ekiti re-run election was the large scale violence recorded during the exercise. Guardian newspap..
By Chinedu Vincent Akuta
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Thursday,May 14,2009
Anambra State Governorship Race: Should Ngige run again?
Some 50 candidates have reportedly indicated their interest in running to become Governor of Anambra state in 2010...
By Jideofor Adibe
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Saturday,Apr 25,2009
Mega-party and the politics of the opposition
‘Mega Party’ has recently become the buzzword among Nigeria’s opposition groups, and the radical ..
By Jideofor Adibe
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Saturday,Apr 25,2009
Dr Egwu’s Education Roadmap
Minister of Education Dr Sam Egwu deserves commendation for the roadmap for the Nigerian education sector, which he..
By Jideofor Adibe
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Friday,Mar 27,2009
A Two-Party System: Panacea or Compounding the Problem?
The recent call by Abubakar Atiku, the country’s former vice president, for a two party system has animated t..
By Jideofor Adibe pcjadibe, PhD, LLM
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Thursday,Mar 19,2009
From Abroad, with Love
“Ol guy please alert me of any opportunity while there.” “Of course, you can count on that”..
By Jideofor Adibe, PhD, LLM
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Thursday,Mar 19,2009
Obafemi Oyeniyi Awolowo lives
‘It is not how long but how well’ ‘The fruit of love is service’ Obafemi Oyeniyi..
By Ibiyinka Solarin
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Tuesday,Feb 24,2009
Agenda for JCCR: Merger of the States
The task of the Joint Committee on Constitution Review is not an enviable one. Reviewing the country’s consti..
By Jideofor Adibe
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Monday,Feb 09,2009
The Goat-Man and the ‘other reality’ in Nigeria
The story of the goat (or was it really a sheep?), which was arrested recently for being an armed robbery suspect, ..
By Jideofor Adibe, PhD, LLM
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Monday,Feb 09,2009
Africa Must Produce or Perish
Imagine that it is May 25, 2063, the 100th anniversary of Africa Day, a day for reflecting on Africa’s succes..
By Philip Emeagwali
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Friday,Jan 30,2009
University of Nigeria Alumni Association (UK branch): Inaugural Meeting
The inaugural meeting of University of Nigeria (UK branch) takes place: Date: Saturday, January 31 2009. ..
By University of Nigeria Alumni Association (UK Branch)
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Friday,Jan 30,2009
Atiku’s meeting with Obasanjo: 1+1 = 5
The old aphorism has come full circle: in politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent inter..
By Jideofor Adibe
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Sunday,Jan 25,2009
Maurice Iwu’s Faux Pas
Professor Maurice Iwu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is constantly in the news,..
By Jideofor Adibe, PhD, LLM
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Sunday,Jan 25,2009
An Open Letter to Martin Luther King
Walk with me down memory lane. The time: 1968. In 30 months, one million dead. The setting: a dusty camp in Biafra ..
By Philip Emeagwali
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Thursday,Jul 02,2009
On Life and Death
The news of the passing on of Michael Jackson, the ‘king of pop’, has sent shock waves across the
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Thursday,Jun 25,2009
Nigerian Governors and the MOU with Harvard University: A Contrary View
For critics, the recent report of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Programme on Intrastate Conf
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Thursday,Jun 18,2009
Pervasive Kidnapping in Nigeria: Symptom of A Failing State?
Kidnapping, the taking away of a person against the person's will, usually for ransom or in furtherance of a
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Friday,May 22,2009
Lessons from South Africa’s Third Election: It is a Power of Example to the Rest of Africa
“Every time history moves backwards or repeats itself, the price rises. Every time history moves forward
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Friday,May 22,2009
Who is an African?
At face value, the answer to this question seems obvious. Surely, everyone knows who the African is, it would
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Thursday,Jun 18,2009
Deconstructing Umaru Yar’Adua
Umaru Yar’Adua remains largely unknown despite occupying the most powerful position in Nigeria
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Thursday,Jun 18,2009
Democracy Day: Why Benue Celebrates
Since the inception of the current democratic dispensation on May 29th 1999 a decade ago, this day w
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Friday,Jun 12,2009
Explaining President Barack Obama’s First Visit to Africa (Egypt): ThreePhenomena of Africa and Africans as the Core of U.S.-Arab/Muslim Relations
On June 4, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a highly anticipated speech on U.S.-Arab/Musli
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Tuesday,Jun 09,2009
Nuhu Ribadu: Nigeria’s Next Obama?
It is difficult to meet Mallam Nuhu Ribadu without having some sort of likeness for him. I saw the e
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