The Betrayal of Africa, by Gerald Caplan,
It is such a small book for such a large continent with such huge issues, but this is no superficial primer for neophyte travellers and liberal do-gooders. Caplan has been...
Co-conspirators:: WASHINGTON D.C. AND TEL AVIV -AMERICA’S WORST ENEMIES
Weaponized Caterpillar D9 bulldozers, suspend deliveries, to Israel. Israel will receive 20 F-35 stealth fighters instead in exchange for extending a meaningless three-month settlement moratorium. These fighter jets are far...
Anxiety of Nigeria’s losing giant
Almost a year after its inaugural sitting in Osogbo, Justices of the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, led by Clara Ogunbiyi, on Friday declared candidate of the Action Congress of...
Petrofac to Expand in West Africa After Joint Project in Nigeria
Petrofac Plc plans to expand operations in West Africa after securing its first joint project in Nigeria, Chief Executive Officer Ayman Asfari said. Petrofac, which has so far focused on...
Nigeria: Musical captures political legacy of Nigerian artist, activist
Over the past two years, the Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis award-winning Broadway production FELA! has been captivating audiences in New York City. On Nov. 13 another packed house...
Ken and Sankara: Africa should demonstrate its Innocence
This is an extract from the research, “UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: My Hands Are Cleanâ€, as was published on the 10th of November 2010. Images and footnotes are omitted; to know...
Nigeria: Political War raging among PDP, presidential contest
The quest for consensus running mate, *Atiku, IBB, Gusau, Saraki in crucial talks This is a report of how, expectedly, the announcement of the consensus candidate of the Northern Political...
Nigeria: Fed. Govt Approves 6,166 Ex-Militants for Amnesty
Abuja — Following the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta region and the successes recorded so far in the on-going rehabilitation and the reintegration of former Niger Delta militants,...
America will not interfere with Nigeria’s electoral process, says envoy
The United States of America will not interfere with the electoral process in Nigeria, but will only advice on how to conduct credible elections in 2011 general elections, deputy assistant...
Nigeria: Sanusi Indentifies Challenges to National Development
Benin — Central Bank Governor Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has identified some of the challenges confronting Nigeria's development over the years despite enormous resources at her disposal. According to Sanusi,...