Too rich for its own good

The Democratic Republic of Congo is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption have turned it into one of the poorest.

US Libya raid: Was it legal?

 The statement made by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, that the kidnap of Abu Anas al-Liby complied with United States law is correct - but that will not stifle criticism that the

Warlords and technocrats cue up to succeed Karzai

The race to succeed Afghan President Hamid Karzai in next April's election looked wide open as nominations closed on Sunday night.

Twenty-two people have been nominated, and new rules, including the requirement

National Conference: Questions For The Committee

AS President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurates
the 13-man National Dialogue Advisory Committee, tomorrow, the Senator Femi Okurounmu-led panel has a number of tough questions to answer.
While raising the panel, last Tuesday, Jonathan handed the members a four-point
terms of

In Favour Of 'Dialogue Or National Conference'

President Goodluck Jonathan’s acceptance to
conduct a national dialogue on issues
affecting the country took many unawares,
especially after many protagonists have
shouted themselves hoarse to no avail and
rested their case. He has since been receiving
kudos and knocks and also generating a fresh

The Reign Of Terror

I don’t know if Nigeria will survive this but I hope and pray she does. The impunity of gunmen is getting more scary. Could it be that our leaders are running out of ideas on how to go about it? Is President Jonathan losing the
battle against the menace of terrorism?
Are all the contractors and henchmen of Jonathan administration running out of ideas on how to tackle the issue? As it were, gunmen have taken over our dear country.
‘Gun attacks’ have become a regular cliché
in our dailies. The political parties don’t seem

ASUU has ruined Nigerian students, over N10bn lost in rent

Its been 3 Months since the striking Lecturers of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU Began her Indefinite Industrial action to protest the ill-treatment of the education sector by the federal government, citing the 2009 MOU signed as a point of reference.
ASUU according to the president Goodluck Jonathan, has been Politically engineered, which undoubtedly, made them pull out of negotiation, without any resolve in sight.
The Nigerian students on the receiving end have been at home, 3 months and still counting, while their annual rents keep running in their Various Universities.There are Over 70 Federal and State Owned Universities in Nigeria, education over 10 million Nigerian Students. Most of these Universities, especially state funded ones like the Imo State University, IMSU, Ebonyi State University, EBSU, Enugu State University, ESUT, among others have no provision for hostel facilities, while other federal Universities like the University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN ,