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Five megachanges that could transform the world

Posted By: adminon: October 10, 2016In: FlashbackTags: AfD, Amsterdam, Andrew McAfee, Asia, Boston, Brexit, Cape Town, Carl Frey, D.C, Ellen Stofan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Europe, Hong Kong, Iran, ISIS, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Michael Osborn, Middle East, Muslims, NASA, New York City, North Africa, Poland, RBC, Russia, San Francisco, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Sweden, Tokyo, Trumpism, U.S, Venice, WashingtonNo CommentsViews:

By Darrel West Large-scale change is transforming the world. Many of the beliefs and institutions that used to anchor international and domestic affairs have grown weak. Political and econom... Read more

Is Nigeria Immune to Hate Speeches?

Posted By: adminon: October 10, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: Africa, Ahmed Mohd Makarfi, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, APC, Chief Odigie-Oyegun, CITAD, Europe, Funke Egbemode, North America, PDP, Rwanda, Y Z Y'auNo CommentsViews:

There are instances of language use in Nigeria that would raise the alarm bell anywhere in much of Europe and North America. Is it then the case that Nigerians have internalized and neutrali... Read more

Nollywood and Nigeria’s Challenge of Reel Geopolitics Part 2

Posted By: adminon: October 09, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: bolle, Bollywood, CHINA, Hollywood, Indian, NIGERIA, Nollywood, Prof Saint Gilead, USNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja At a time of great stress on power as what most counts, it has always been surprising that the reel is not that listed in Nigeria’s power resources. This is in spite of the t... Read more

Nollywood and Nigeria’s Challenge of Reel Geopolitics Part 1

Posted By: adminon: October 08, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: Akin Adesokan, America, Bollywood, Brazil, CHINA, CIA, Europe, Geoffrey Onyeama, Hollywood, Indian, Kannywood, Lai Mohammed, Nollywood, Prof Akwanya, Prof Ibrahim Bello-Kano, Prof Saint GbilekaNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA Reel geopolitics is the name of the game. That is the game of husbanding cinematographic representation of reality to the help of national power in global politics. The power... Read more

Upsets in Projected Preponderance of Women in Power Globally

Posted By: adminon: October 06, 2016In: FlashbackTags: African, Angela Merkel, Brazil, CHINA, Dilma Rousseff, Dr. Nkosana Zuma, Germany, IMF, Liberia, Mrs Hilary Clinton, Park Geun-Hye, Sir leaf Johnson, South Korea, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, UN, UNSCNo CommentsViews:

The expected preponderance of women in power as from 2017 has suffered severe setbacks within the last few months. By the earlier projection, a woman contender was expected to win the Secret... Read more

UNIAbuja, Nigeria’s Capital City University, Probes its Academic Self

Posted By: adminon: October 06, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: Abuja, Dr. Mahe Dange, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Minna, Professor M.A. Maisamari, Professor Michael Adikwu, Yeriman SokotoNo CommentsViews:

Worried stiff about the academic performance of its students, the University of Abuja is trying to examine the phenomenon by looking into the past eight years. Already, the University Senate... Read more

The Weak Points of Electoral Reportage in Nigeria – Prof Adigun Agbaje

Posted By: adminon: October 05, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Alh Baba Shettima ArfoMohammed Haruna, General Hassan Usman Katsina, INEC, Moddibbo Kawu, Prof Adigun Agbaje, Professor Abubakar MomohNo CommentsViews:

The unbeatable characterisation of elections across Africa as quinquennial warfare would tend to make election coverage a key issue of concern for an electoral research institute in Nigeria.... Read more

China’s Experiment in Djibouti

Posted By: adminon: October 05, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Africa, Beijing, CHINA, CMA, Djibouti, Elmi Ahmed, Ethiopia, Europe, Gulf of Aden, IMF, Kuwait, MCA, Middle East, Philippe Danieau, SARL, Saudi Arabia, Somaliland, Turkey, U.A.E., UNICEFNo CommentsViews:

China’s role in Africa is changing from resource extractor to long-term strategic partner. Djibouti is a prime example. By François Dubé for The Diplomat On April 8, 2016 China’s Ministry of... Read more

Herdsmen Violence: Fulani Model of Being Biafrans or False Allegation Against a ‘Historically Dominant Minority’?

By Adagbo ONOJA The provocation for this irregular series mapping what each of the dominant cultural identities has brought to the diversity-crisis nexus in Nigeria has already been located... Read more

Good Governance is our right, not a privilege

Posted By: adminon: October 04, 2016In: Governance, SpectacleTags: Algeria, ANC, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, GDP, MIF, Mo Ibrahim, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Sub-Saharan AfricaNo CommentsViews:

By Jay Naidoo The 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, the most comprehensive in Africa, launched on Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, reveals that improvement in overall governance... Read more