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Ethnic rivalry as Nigeria’s colonial albatross

Post author:Osmond Ekwueme
Post published:April 4, 2014
Post category:Articles

By Osmond Ekwueme In 1998, 2003, and 2007 during the national conventions of Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where the party selected its presidential candidate; a qualified Igbo candidate…

IS NIGERIAN ECONOMY KILLING ITS PEOPLE?

Post author:Uchenna Ekwo
Post published:April 4, 2014
Post category:Articles

By Lawrence Freeman As the case of Nigeria makes clear; we must finally end the fraudulent practice of measuring economies by misleading monetary statistics. They are false and not only…

Pro-Russian Crimeans wave Russian flags as they gather to celebrate in Simferopol's Lenin Square after voters in Ukraine's Crimea region supported union with Russia.

The Referenda Revolution: Russia, Africa and Global Peace

Post author:uchenna
Post published:March 18, 2014
Post category:Articles

By Uchenna Ekwo About 97 per cent of Crimean voters on Sunday overwhelmingly backed a referendum to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, in an election denounced by the United…

Censorship: The dilemma of journalists

Post author:uchenna
Post published:March 6, 2014
Post category:Articles

By Uchenna Ekwo The attention- headline-grabbing on-air resignation of Liz Wahl who until Wednesday worked for Russia Today, the state-owned Russian news agency should provoke thoughts about the daily challenges…