Category Archives: Nigeria
A month after President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency on northern Nigeria, the first eyewitness accounts are only now emerging about the Nigerian military’s brutality. The state of emergency, accompanied by a troop surge, is the centerpiece of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, John Kerry, Niger, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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Abdullahi M. Seidu For years, ghosts’ workers in Nigeria are not meant to be seen on their duty post but clearly visible on the payroll. They crawl under the shadow of darkness to suck dry our common wealth. They are … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Federal Government, Federal government of the United States, Finance minister, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil Service, Okonjo-Iweala
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by Olusegun Adeniyi That it took eight months after the plane crash that left Governor Dambaba Suntai critically injured for the political uncertainties in Taraba State to unravel is a real surprise. But now the gloves are off and the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Benue State, Emmanuel Bwacha, IndepthAfrica, Kaduna State, Plateau State, Suntai, Taraba, Taraba State, United States
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WHY AFRICAN LEADERS ARE SO OBSESSED WITH RURAL DEVELOPMENT Africa will continue to be one of the most pertinent continents in the world with multifaceted people from different cultural backgrounds. Interestingly, the continent is blessed with innumerable natural resources such … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kakum National Park, Kwame Nkrumah, Millennium Development Goals, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa
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By Bolaji Adebiyi, Daily Trust opinion “The fact that you present something at the Governor’s Forum does not mean that all of us are bound by decisions if we express our disagreements,” Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State-Vanguard, March 6, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged All Nigeria Peoples Party, Amaechi, Babatunde Fashola, GoodluckJonathan, Independent National Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, People Democratic Party, Rotimi Amaechi
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Ndi igbos say “Nwunye anyi, nwunye anyi”: ka ndeli bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya.["Our wife, our wife": come midnight and we will know whose wife she really is.]This week my admonition bothers on one of those … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Anambra State, Babatunde Fashola, God, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Lagos State, Muslim, Nigeria
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By Shola Oyeyipo and Yemi Akinsuyi, Thisday The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has accused former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, of being the brain behind Boko Haram. Oritsejafor, reacting to the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Buhari, Congress for Progressive Change, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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by Reuben Abati State House press release – An approved order proscribing Boko Haram and Ansaru, members,supporters, collaborators now face prosecutiom under terrorism Prevention Act: President Goodluck Jonathan has formally approved the proscription of Boko Haram and authorized the gazetting … read more »
I read with amazement in a Nigerians listserve today that O’rauf Son Is Opon Imo (Computer Tablet) Contractor, and I thought: What Rampaging Nepotism!!! Is there nothing in our laws against nepotism? Which official of the Osun state Government has … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Aregbesola, Bola Tinubu, God, Lagos, Opon Imo, Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, Robber baron
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by Onyebuchi Michael WASHINGTON – The United States of America on Monday placed up to $23 million in rewards to who ever gets hold of the five five leaders of militant groups accused of spreading terror in west Africa . This strategy is to … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Nigeria, Nigerian, United States, West Africa
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By JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA When the African Union (known then as the Organization of African Unity) was founded, the leaders of that era understood that the success of their individual countries hinged on the success of the entire continent. … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African people, African Union, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Organisation of African Unity, Organization of African Unity
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by Reno Omokri When the military was accused (rather prematurely ) of destroying the town of Baga in Borno State, the opposition in Nigeria went into over drive. They gave all kinds of figures of houses that were destroyed and … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Baga, Boko Haram, Congress for Progressive Change, Daura, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Reno Omokri
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by Christopher Rutledge AS THE leaders of Africa gathered 50 years after the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), Africans went about their daily struggle to put food on the table. I was starkly reminded of the widening … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joyce Banda, Kwame Nkrumah, Malawi, OAU, Organisation of African Unity
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by Wale Odunsi Nigeria, the self-acclaimed giant of Africa, is one of the few countries where citizens become endangered species once they foray into politics. At the beginning of the face-off between the camp of Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Amaechi, Bamanga Tukur, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonah David Jang, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, River State, Rotimi Amaechi
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By Abdullahi M. Seidu As a nation, we are accustomed to taking the easy route in accomplishing our objectives, and we expect the government to create desirable change within various sectors of the economy by also driving through shortcuts. But … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged American English, Calibri, False accusations, IndepthAfrica, Light List, Men, People, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Violence and Abuse
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by Oyedokun Julius Babatunde On this day, May 29 2011, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (FCA) became the Governor of Ogun State after a funfair swearing-in which took place at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta; Auto mobiles making noise, Bands … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abeokuta, Ado-Odo/Ota, Federal government of the United States, Ibikunle Amosun, Ifo, IndepthAfrica, Ogun State, Tai Solarin, Wole Soyinka
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by Reuben Abati State House press release -We are dealing with such hideous and second rate characters in Nigeria’s public space, belonging to the ACN and the CPC, and that other would-be disaster-prone mongrel called APC that they won’t even respect the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Congress for Progressive Change, Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan, Nigeria, Organisation of African Unity, President of the United States, Rotimi Amaechi
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by Wale Odunsi The nation woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that a police officer shot Ahmed Dayo, an (National Diploma) ND 1 Accounting student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The student reportedly on his way to … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Babcock University, Boko Haram, Dayo, Ilorin Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, Inspector-General of Police, Kwara State, Nigeria Police Force, Police officer
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By Justine John DYIKUK When a dog bites a man, it is no news but when a man bites a dog, it hits headlines. This popular saying among our people brings to the fore the unspoken truths cracking the walls … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Justine John DYIKUK, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, David Cameron, Eastern Bloc, IndepthAfrica, London, Racism in the United Kingdom, Western culture, Western world
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By Chido Nwangwu, Since 1958 – with the novel Things Fall Apart, the great writer laid the foundation for what I call the power and permanence of Chinua Achebe. Between 1958 and 2013, amidst a body of first rate works, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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By Tiina Intelmann The relationship between Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is remarkable in its history, and dynamic. Africa and the ICC share the fundamental value of fighting impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Rome, Rome Statute, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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Giulia Bonacci The Organization of African Unity marks its 50th anniversary today amid not just the search for solidarity across a continent but for a vision of a global Africa Africa unite! Unite for the benefit for the benefit of … read more »
Posted in Article, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Op-ed, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Liberia, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Pan-Africanism
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NAIROBI, Kenya – A suspect in last week’s savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 while apparently preparing to train and fight with al-Qaida-linked Somali militants, an anti-terrorism police official said. … read more »
(Reuters) – Nuradin Mohammed used to resent and fear the troops who swept past his fish stall in this northeast Nigerian city on the trail of Islamist insurgents Boko Haram. Now, for the first time, he thinks they may … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, MAIDUGURI, Mohammed Yusuf, Nigeria
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy and Vice Premier Wang Yang addresses a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization for African Unity (OAU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang) Hailemariam … read more »
Posted in Article, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, IndepthAfrica, Kenneth Kaunda, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Xi Jinping
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By Midat Joseph and Abiodun Oluwarotimi, Leadership (Abuja) A prominent Islamic scholar, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, yesterday told the members of the Boko Harm group that they would not succeed in their plan to destroy the country. He told LEADERSHIP Sunday … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Boko Haram, Borno, IndepthAfrica, John Kerry, Kaduna, Nigeria, Nigerian, United States, Yobe State
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I don’t have to say dears because you are not our dears; neither do I need to say leaders precisely because you are not our leaders. If I must address you by a phrase, I would rather say the hated- … read more »
Posted in Article, Belayneh Abate, Columnist, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, India, Nawaz Sharif, Organisation of African Unity, Pakistan, People, Syed Munawar Hasan
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by Chido Onumah “Indiscipline pervades our life so completely that one may be justified in calling it the condition par excellence of contemporary Nigerian society”- Chinua Achebe, The Trouble with Nigeria. Prof. Chinua Achebe, literary giant, celebrated author, humanist and … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, NPR, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States, Wole Soyinka
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Honourable Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi, President of the Pan African Parliament, Honourable Vice Presidents of the Parliament, Honourable Members of the Parliament, Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, The Clerk and Staff of the Parliament, Distinguished Ladies and … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Renaissance, African Union, BRIC, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Pan-African Parliament, Pan-Africanism, South Africa
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US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama are planning a three-nation tour to Africa, 26 June to 3 July. The visit is one that has long been anticipated by Africans, but has it come too late to generate … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Accra, Barack Obama, Cape Town, Indepth Africa Magazine, obama, South Africa, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States
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