The Prelude: Bloody Coup of January 1966 in Nigeria
In the Nigerian Army's official history of the Civil War, Major General IBM Haruna (rtd), said: "The dominance of the NPC and the perceived dominance of the North in the...
Is Food Aid for Africa Working?
Although billions have been spent on foreign development and food aid to Africa in the decades since World War II, over half a billion people remain undernourished in Africa today...
Chris Uba & the fall of igbo civilization
Partly due to the ever-vigilant, highly agitated feedback writers, and partly due to the obvious realization that it could happen in any state of our lawless Nigeria, the persistent Anambra...
7 Things to Stop Doing Now on Facebook
Using a Weak PasswordAvoid simple names or words you can find in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Instead, mix upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols....
Who’s Afraid of African Hair?
Hair is an emotive subject for many African women (and some African men). When the term 'good hair' has been used, it has often meant long, straight, soft and silky,...
419: US court convicts Nigerian
A United States District Court in the state of Connecticut has convicted a Nigerian, Okpako Diamreyan, for his involvement in a financial scam (known as 419). (more…)
Europe’s Colonization of Africa
Roger Casement sat listening to the natives' tales, shocked. " [W]e brought rubber into the white men's stations . . . when it was not enough[,] the white men would...
HAITI and NIGERIA: Case studies in failure of Human Management of natural resources
The Republic of Haiti, a living testimony to the desire of man, irrespective of colour to achieve freedom, is once again in the news. Haiti has caught recurrent international attention,...