The Incurable Maladies Of The ANPP
Last Friday, a very angry member of the ANPP called me against the backdrop of the abortive effort to effect ‘regime change’
Somalia’s Pirates-Infested Ocean
Last week American commandos rescued Richard Philips, the Captain of an American cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama, who had been taken hostage
Before The Kano Divorcees’ Street Protest
In 1995, I made a package for the BBC’s NETWORK AFRICA program on the problem of divorce in Kano. As part of
Collapse Of Nigeria’s Casino Capitalism
During the early years of the 1970s, an old Lebanese man installed a gaming machine by the Niger Road junction, in Ilorin.
Madagascar – Between the Mayor and the President
Late in January, anti-government demonstrations broke out in the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo. The demonstrations had been called by the mayor of
Zimbabwe: A Window Of Opportunity Opens
In the past one year the news out of Zimbabwe, in the main, has been very bad,. The humanitarian outlook has largely
Zimbabwe accord is a test for African solutions
Is this what they meant when they called it a power-sharing agreement? When Zimbabwe’s new “unity” government is sworn in this month,
The Auspicious Return Of Tony Anenih
Two weeks ago on this page, I underscored the importance of the rehabilitation of the most ubiquitous dinosaur of Nigerian politics, Chief
Governor Kashim Shettima and Borno’s renaissance
WHEN Vice President Namadi Sambo visited Maiduguri a few days ago, it was the first official visit to Borno, by any of
Hey Africa, Colonel Gadaffi Is In The Chair
The Chairmanship of the African Union (AU), passed on to the Libyan leader, Colonel Moammar Gadaffi, last week. It was a position