Goodluck Jonathan Cleans House
ABUJA (Codewit) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan replaced the heads of the military and security services on Wednesday, consolidating his hold on power months before elections in Africa's most populous...
John Campbell Got It Wrong On Nigeria
Anyone who read a preview of John Campbell’s (former US Ambassador) soon-to-be published book, ‘Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink,’ would begin to entertain serious anxieties over the future of Nigeria,...
Inside Sarah Palin’s Life in Alaska
NEW YORK “ Could Sarah Palin's glamorous new life in Wasilla derail a presidential run? Shushannah Walshe spoke exclusively to Palin's parents; friends who recount her nasty streak; and explores...
Nigeria for sale:The Insult Of Babangida/Odili And Saraki Presidential Ambitions
In the opening paragraph of my article, “We Really Must Be Really Scared Now!†written in June 2009 I wrote “I am scared for myself, my family, my people (all...
Rumors about Mandela’s health denied in S Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 12 (Codewit) -- Nelson Mandela, 92, South Africa's iconic first democratically elected president, is in good health, despite foreign rumors to the contrary, his family told City Press...
Will Barack Obama be wishing he was an African president with real power?
Poor Barack Obama should not be ruing the fact that he was not born in the country of his father’s birth. For, had he been born in Kenya, he would...
Nigeria To Unveil World’s Largest Cake
Nigeria is expected to make history on October 1, when its caterers build and unveil the world’s largest cake. The 65,000kg cake, will be unveiled at the National Stadium, Abuja,...
Iran denies secret nuclear site claim
Iran said Friday it had no covert uranium enrichment facility after a dissident group claimed it had evidence of a new secret underground atomic site in the Islamic state, a...
Medvedev rebuffs criticism of Russian democracy
(Codewit News) - President Dmitry Medvedev rebuffed accusations of democratic backsliding on Friday and said trying to experiment with a parliamentary democracy would be a catastrophe for Russia. The United...
Nigeria horsetrading ahead
Momentum appears to be building towards an election bid by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, but the real political horsetrading has yet to begin if he is to carry the whole...