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8TH Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem Memorial Next Week

Posted By: adminon: May 17, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'The First African President', Bayero University, Oxford, Rhodes Scholar, Rural Banditry, UNNo CommentsViews:

Once again, it is time to memorialise the late Dr Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, the go-getting, multi-faceted Nigerian activist who died in a car crash in Kenya in 2009. All roads would be leading... Read more

Economist Faults Intervention on Debt Moratorium, Calls Domestic Debt Nigeria’s Time Bomb

Posted By: adminon: May 17, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Cross-border finance, Debt Moratorium, Domestic debts, IMF, Privatisation, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Time-bomb, VenezuelaNo CommentsViews:

A Development economist and a constructive critic of Intervention has faulted the platform’s story yesterday, (See “Is Debt Moratorium on the Table in the Turbulence of Negotiating Buhari’s... Read more

A Crack Week on Africa @ Chatham House

Posted By: adminon: May 10, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'China in Africa', 2014 US-African Leaders Summit, African Union Commission, Bolaji Akinyemi, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Moussa Faki Mahamat, NIIA, SAIIA, SAJIA, Stephen O'Brien, TurkeyNo CommentsViews:

It’s a week of huge chunk of attention for Africa at Chatham House, the British think-tank on international affairs. Beginning today, May 10th, 2017, the Africa Programme of the think-tank’s... Read more

Report: World Bank Fuels Land Grabs in Africa

Posted By: adminon: May 09, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Anuradha Mittal, Bank Information Centre - BIC, Inclusive Development International, International Financial Corporation, Marc Ona Essangui, Phillippe Le Houerou, The World Bank GroupNo CommentsViews:

The World Bank Group has indirectly financed some of Africa’s most notorious land grabs, according to a report by a group of international development watchdogs. The World Bank’s private-sec... Read more

Any Link Between OBJ, IBB & Abdulsalami’s Intervention on Buhari’s Ill-Health and de Klerk, Mbeki & Motlanthe’s on Zuma’s Corruption?

Posted By: adminon: May 06, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Abdulsalami Abubakar, Against the Run of Play, ANC, Bisi Akande, Chidi Amuta, Frederick De Klerk, IBB, Kgalema Motlanthe, olusegun Obasanjo, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari, Segun Adeniyi, Thabo MbekiNo CommentsViews:

It started first in Nigeria when three former Heads of State – former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar met and took whatever collective position presum... Read more

Will Zuma Go Tomorrow Although, Beyond Nigeria and South Africa, Corruption is Sinking Africa?

Posted By: adminon: April 17, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Atiku Abubakar, AU, G-20, G-8, Gupta family, Lonmin mine, MTN, NEPAD, olusegun Obasanjo, President Jacob Zuma, State of Capture Report, Thabo Mbeki, Thuli MadonselaNo CommentsViews:

One is a manufacturing economy by the African standard. That is South Africa. The other is a lumbering, chaotic giant. That is Nigeria. The two are regarded as the power houses of the contin... Read more

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and the Struggle Against Corruption on the Continent

Posted By: adminon: April 03, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Vote of No Confidence', African National Congress-ANC, CORRUPTION, Frederick De Klerk, Misgovernance, NELSON MANDELA, SOUTH AFRICA, Thabo MbekiNo CommentsViews:

So, how could things happen in a way that a core cadre of the ANC be linked with blatant corruption? He had better survive it or would it not be too embarrassing? Read more

Explaining Mandela’s Strategy in 1994

Posted By: adminon: March 16, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Capable State', 'Ready to Govern', ANC, Junior Mandela, National development Plan, Reconstruction and Development- RDPNo CommentsViews:

Explaining Mandela’s Strategy in 1994 By Ben Turok Nigeria is in crisis and there are as many propositions on the way out as there are the proponents. There are those who would say let’s fig... Read more

So, Who Has Won the Buhari/Obama Debate on Strong Leaders Versus Strong Institutions in Africa?

Posted By: adminon: February 21, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Father of the nation', Chinua Achebe, Professor Peter Ekeh, Strong leaders Versus Strong institutions' debate, Structure-agency debateNo CommentsViews:

So, Who Has Won the Buhari/Obama Debate on Strong Leaders Versus Strong Institutions in Africa? Many Nigerians would not have forgotten the sharp exchange on ‘Strong leader Versus Strong Ins... Read more

Do These Equatorial Guinea Pictures Reprimand Or Recommend Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: February 20, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 1978, Black Beach, Campo Yaounde, Caroline Nokes, Gerardo Anque Mangue, Obiang family, Placido Mico, Simon Mann, Teodoro Obiang Nguema MbasogoNo CommentsViews:

Do These Equatorial Guinea Pictures Reprimand Or Recommend Nigeria? These pictures are by no means exclusive to Intervention. They are part of the stuff floating on the worldwide wonderland... Read more