Tag Archives: Africa

Of Commentaries, Reactions and Over-Reactions

In the BusinessDay of January 12, 2010 December 25, 2009: A Nigerian-born male, with secondary education in Togo and university education in London, said to have been radicalized during his university days in London, and to have been further radicalized in Yemen, attempted to detonate an ‘incendiary device’ that he had sown into his underwear [...]

Who needs a president ? – A Proposal for an NSP

In the BusinessDay of December 22, 2009 Nigeria is not known as a country that has contributed a lot to the development of democracy, what with very many years of dictatorship and all. But the Athens-born mode of governance might just be getting a big make-over from the state of affairs in Nigeria. If the [...]

Shades of Black

In the BusinessDay of December 15, 2009 Recently, we got the news in Germany that the most famous German investigative journalist dyed his hair dark and painted himself black in order to experience what it means to be black in Germany. The reaction of the Black German community was simple: they found his treatment of [...]

On Pride and the Budget

In the BusinessDay of December 1, 2009 Sometime ago, in a forum of Nigerians, someone said that he did not know whether to be proud to be a Nigerian.  The response: “How dare you say you might not be proud of Nigeria? That is the kind of thing that makes other countries dump on us! [...]

How I became a Nigerian

In the BusinessDay of November 3, 2009 I was not a Nigerian until I lived outside Nigeria. Let me explain. The realization that I am Nigerian hit me right between the eyes when I went to study in Sweden. Apart from the fact that I was a foreigner, that is. Foreigner I was prepared for. [...]

Chinese in Africa

In the BusinessDay of October 27, 2009 The most popular way of looking at China in Africa is through the dual lenses of international relations and international trade. One main argument that comes out of this is that, the way China does business in Africa has made the countries that are pushing some African countries [...]