A nation’s sad trajectory
‘OUR HOPE FOR A NEW NIGERIA IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE OLD MAN IN THE PROVERBS WHO CARRIED HIS DREAMS IN A BASKET.’ By Doki Godwin Jeff Ph....
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The north and its political elites (1)
By Segun Ohimeh Oruame Entrenched narrow Interest! That is the bane of development in northern Nigeria. If Walter Rodney were to be alive and had the opportunity to put the north of Nigeria in...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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