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April 4, 2014

Promising new drug to treat TB

For the first time in nearly half a century, the world may be on the verge of adding a new drug to its arsenal against tuberculosis (TB) – one that would not only drastically...

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April 3, 2014

Helpers of the poor Civil society and all the missed points

Prof. BALA DOGO raises questions on how to tell the chaff from the grain among civil society organizations purportedly set up to help the poor. It is very common to find a plethora of...

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December 19, 2013

A walk well walked

Hannatu Musawa pays tribute to ailing Nelson Mandela, liberationist and perhaps, the most important personality of our era. Nelson Mandela is ageing and his ‘spirit and sparkle’ is fading, his wife has said, as...

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August 2, 2013

Northern Nigeria and her mythical realities

The problem of the north of Nigeria is the north of Nigeria writes Prince Charles Dickson “When a people have suffered for too long, they will drink fairytales on fairylands with insatiable gullibility.”...

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August 1, 2013

Nigeria and the political economy of backwardness

housands of young people in northern Nigeria have no hope for tomorrow In the political economy of backwardness (1), I focused on the analysis of Islam in Northern Nigeria and how compared to Malaysia,...

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April 3, 2013

In the Name of God … the commoditization of faith

Many African Christian leaders [This is part of an extensive research essay by Zalanga from his base in the United States titled ‘Nigeria and the Political Economy of Backwardness: Contemporary Christianity in Africa and...

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April 2, 2013

Contextualizing Obama’s visit to Africa

In recent years, the United States has increasingly been sidelined in areas of deep economic transformation in Africa because US engagement with Africa has been primarily through militarism and military relations. The current visit...

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April 1, 2013

A walk well walked

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February 19, 2013

Protest against President Obama in South Africa is justified

When President Barrack Obama visited Ghana for a few hours in 2009, he blamed African leaders and exonerated imperialism for the underdevelopment of the African continent. I had cause then to join issues with the American...

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December 2, 2012

Rwanda: RPF's 25 years of joyful awakening

By SEGUN ORUAME, Kigali. The Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) celebrated its 25th anniversary last December. Kigali, Rwandan capital was abuzz with activities; conferences and cocktails. The media had plenty to write about and Baobab Media, a...

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