Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Apr 7th, 2011
The current political situation in Nigeria is currently holding our nation in a semi-conscious state. An election postponement is novel in this part of the world. The reasons given for the postponement or cancellation, to many Nigerians are all false. First the elections were already underway in some centers where most Nigerians had already cast […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 13th, 2010
The Ethiopian government has signed a peace deal with a rebel faction in the disputed Ogaden region. A breakaway faction of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels have been waging a separatist war in the oil-rich and mainly ethnic Somali province for the past two decades. Ethiopian government officials said on Tuesday that rebels […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 12th, 2010
Happy Anniversary Nigeria!
It goes without saying: Nigerians are plentiful. In fact, one in five Africans is Nigerian and they certainly represent throughout the Diaspora. Much of the time, however, the over 150 million Nigerians in the world are unfairly associated with 419 email scams. More often than not, Nigerians are contributing to the international business […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 8th, 2010
The United Nations said on Wednesday that protracted food crises are affecting more than 166 million people in 22 countries. The figure represents around 20 per cent of undernourished people around the world, according to a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme. The report identified conflict, natural […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 3rd, 2010
A couple of weeks back the 11 year old son of a former commissioner of Police in Bauchi, a state in Nigeria was kidnapped. It was reported that the criminals entered the house in the evening after the break of the Muslim fast, went into the sitting room where the father of the kidnapped victim […]
Posted in Africa on Sep 27th, 2010
It’s been a while since I blogged but am back to mykrossroads. So much has happened in Nigeria and is happening. Though, the news making the rounds are the many events lined up to celebrate Nigeria’s fifty years of existence come October first. Despite the perennial challenges facing the nation, Nigerians are leaving no stone […]
Posted in Africa on Jul 2nd, 2010
Somaliland’s electoral panel announced on Thursday that the leader of the opposition Kulmiye party has won the breakaway republic’s presidential election. Ahmed Mohamud Silaanyo won nearly 50 per cent of Saturday’s vote, beating president Dahir Riyale Kahin. Kahin got only 33 per cent of votes and has promised to accept defeat. International observers praised the […]
Posted in Africa on Jun 23rd, 2010
I was deliberately taking my time to comment on the BBC report Welcome to Lagos when an email from a friend asking my opinion and what could do be done about the negative report spurred me to probe and look deeper. The report Welcome to Lagos is a must watch for every Nigerian, it is […]
Posted in Africa on Jun 18th, 2010
The Super Eagles were supposed to go for goals. One of the only African team left standing but it bowed out when it lost to Greece. Nigeria lost to Greece 2-1. Earlier in the day, tension was high, many had prepared to watch the match at designated places, those who thought electricity may fail had […]
Posted in Africa on Jun 12th, 2010
After the recent showing of the film, the mighty heart with Academy award winner Angelina Jolie at the United States Information service, I began to ponder on the security risk journalists in the country face, particularly with the rising spate of brutal killings of journalists in recent months. First, many years back, it was Dele Giwa, […]
