Finland: Security a Problem for Small Helsinki Shops
Armed robberies of groceries and kiosks take place on a nearly weekly basis in Helsinki. Both shopkeepers and employees' unions are looking for ways to put the brakes on this...
Ghana: How Mr and Mrs Rawlings and Atta Mills looted …
.... and stole from Ghanaian workers One of the advantages in the UK is that to a large degree there are paper trails to every banking transaction. With a simple...
Ghana: Where is the Road and Highways Minister?
Statistics recently released by the police indicate that over thousand Ghanaians lost their lives through motor accidents on our roads. Apart from driver carelessness, most of these accidents are attributable...
IBB camp dismisses President Jonathan Goodluck’s 2011 chances
The campaign team of former military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has declared that he will be the People’s Democratic Party candidate for the 2011 general elections. They dismissed reports that...
INEC, Adequate Time and Credible 2011 Elections in Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised Nigerians free, fair and credible general elections by next year. I believe he means business. Furthermore, he has appointed as the Chairman of the Independent...
Hungry Kidnappers lower ransom demand for Nigerian journalists
LAGOS — Gunmen who kidnapped four Nigerian journalists in the oil-rich south, sparking outrage in the region, have drastically reduced their ransom demand Thursday, the reporters' union said. "We spoke...
I am ashamed of African Presidents
The morning of 31st may 2010 dawned with international media attention on the 25th Franco-African Summit at Nice, France (31st may -1st June, 2010). We saw from the media reports,...
How to Structure the Proposed Special Courts for Electoral Offences
The promise by President Goodluck Jonathan to set up Special Courts for Electoral Offences is laudable, although I do not know the form the special courts will take. (more…)
Infamous Kaduna-based civil society gives 90 reasons for Jonathan to quit in 2011
A Kaduna-based civil society organisation, the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, has enumerated 90 reasons why it thinks President Goodluck Jonathan must not run in the 2011 generals elections. The...
Inflamed Rhetoric of Sahara reporters – distorted news about Maurice Iwu crying
Information is a critical commodity all over the world. As a consequence, a bitter dispute is now raging over news coverage of events in Nigeria. Some bloggers and main stream...