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Deep Cracks Over Recession in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: September 21, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Aliko Dangote, Bukola Saraki, catholic, CHINA, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, Germany, Goodluck Jonathan, Ibrahim Babangida, Modu Sherriff, Mohammadu Buhari, NEPA, OBASANJO, Ondo State, PDP, Professor Charles Soludo1 CommentViews:

The real battle for the soul of Nigeria has commenced with the sharp division between those for sale of national assets as an economic recovery strategy and those opposed to it. This divisio... Read more

Speaking to Nigeria From South Africa

Posted By: adminon: September 20, 2016In: SpectacleTags: AIDCJacob Zuma, ANC, BEE, CHINA, Eskom, Mohammadu Buhari, SOEs, SOUTH AFRICA, USNo CommentsViews:

By Jeff Rudin Mention the word Eskom and the standard response, once the eye-rolling and hair pulling is over, is near-unanimous cries of “restructure the monopoly! Break it up! Involve the... Read more

Managing the Border Crisis of the Africans Under Globalisation

Posted By: adminon: September 19, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Angela Merkel, Benin Republic, CHINA, Dr Willie Eselebor, ECOWAS, Europe, FRONTEX, Germany, Greece, HSN, IFRA, Indian, IOM, Professor Bawuro Barkindo, SPSP, Turkey, UNNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA The past two decades have opened up every concepts and theories for contestation. One of such is the concept of borders. Once the definitive feature of sovereignty with a tak... Read more

State Farms: Magic Solution or Roadmap to Disaster in Confronting Unemployment in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: September 14, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: Akwa Ibom, Chief Audu Ogbeh, CHINA, CITAD, Cross Rivers, Dr Danbala Danju, Kano State, Mallam Yunusa Zakeri Y’au, NIGERIANo CommentsViews:

To what extent would the government in Nigeria be attacking the unemployment crisis in the country should it adopt the strategy of state farms? State farms could be problematic but could be... Read more

Rising Sino-Japanese competition in Africa

Posted By: adminon: September 09, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African, CHINA, Japan, Kenya, Shinzo Abe, Sino-Japanese, TICAD, UNNo CommentsViews:

By Yun Sun On August 27 and 28, the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) was held in Nairobi, Kenya—the first time the TICAD has b... Read more

Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God for President Buhari?

Posted By: adminon: September 03, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Abdulsalami, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, CBN, CHINA, Chinua Achebe, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, General Gowon, Goodluck Jonathan, Mohammadu Buhari, Muhammadu Sanusi 11, NLC, OBASANJO, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Professor Ango Abdullahi, Professor Charles Soludo, Professor Wole Soyinka, T. Y Danjuma1 CommentViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA Would President Buhari not benefit from exploring the similarities between his and Ezeulu’s situation as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God? This is the question observ... Read more

G20, Ever a Reminder to Nigeria, Rolls On in China

Posted By: adminon: August 31, 2016In: FlashbackTags: APC, Babatunde Fashola, CHINA, David Cameroun, G20, Germany, India, Mexico, MINT, Mohammadu Buhari, NATO, NIGERIA, Obama, Professor Daniel Drezner, Russia, Turkey, USNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA “IF A Martian were to land on earth and be asked, based on effort put into spiffing itself up, which city was the Olympic host this year, there is a good chance it would gue... Read more

General Aliyu Gusau Opens Up on Boko Haram

Posted By: adminon: August 30, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Australia, BOKO HARAM, CHINA, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, GWOT, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Pakistan, Red Sea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan, the EU, Turkey, United States, West Africa, YemenNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, two time National Security Adviser as well as a former Minister of Defence of Nigeria has thrown into question the Islamicist claims of Boko Har... Read more

What Africa can learn from Sheffield’s investment deal with China

Posted By: adminon: August 22, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African, CHINA, ECONOMY, SheffieldNo CommentsViews:

By Sharif Mahmud Khalid Africa needs to structure better economi... Read more

Africa: The Economist At It Again?

Posted By: adminon: August 19, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African, CHINA, DEMOCRACY, Economist, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, westNo CommentsViews:

Remember The Economist, the London based global weekly. That’s the newspaper that declared Africa as a Hopeless Continent in 2000 in a cover choice and got everyone wondering where it got th... Read more