From A Myth to A Cure: Vaccinations
From Myth to A Cure: Vaccinations Can a universal cure come out of olden African culture, especially one that originates from mythology? “Nothing good comes out of Africa” is a…
George Ayittey
Ayittey Benchmark: Performance of Presidents
Ayittey Benchmark: Performance of Presidents. How else do you measure it? There are many able Nigerian analysts, commentators, pundits, academics and journalists who have rightfully earned a say in the…
Nigeria Decivilising
Nigeria Decivilising The complete metamorphosis of the butterfly is a thoroughly adequate analogy for civilisation: the gradual progression from egg to slug to pupa to imago . In the Nigerian…
“Coconut Head” Corruption
“Coconut Head” Corruption “There is no good name for a terrible disease” – Urhobo proverb. “The solution to Africa’s problems lie solely in Africa” – George Ayittey. Coconut Head Corruption…
Give Nigeria Back Its Stolen Funds in UK
A keynote lecture presented at Green Economics Institute 11th Annual Conference at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, England on the 29th of July 2016. The moderator was Miriam Kennet, the…
Loans Will Not Save Nigeria
Loans Will Not Save Nigeria: The Hidden Costs of Borrowing President Muhammadu Buhari won many die-hard supporters purely because he refused to play the game of “begging bowl politics” at…
The Ontology of the African IV: The Antinomy
The Ontology of the African IV: The Antinomy The claim to being knowledgeable and intelligent as well as acting in denial of knowledge and intelligence, simultaneously, is as Antinomy of…
We Let Africa Down Badly
We Let Africa Down Badly An Open Letter to African Academics, Scholars and Intellectuals Dear Colleagues, Upon reviewing the current upheavals in North Africa and elsewhere on the continent, I…