June 2009

Amala-Ewedu, Isi-Ewu, Tuwo-Sinkafa & Pounded-Yam Marketing

what is this thing; which makes it possible for Nigerians and other Africans to be so “adventure-some” regarding other peoples’ languages, foods, clothes, accents, religions and cultures and non Africans are somehow not equally-similarly “adventurous” with African religion, African languages, foods and African cultures?What are the unstated excuses?

Why I Resigned Under Virgy Etiaba – Obi’s Aide


Etiaba is a dunce - Obienyem

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State on Media and Publicity, like other political appointees of Governor Peter Obi, until he resigned, served briefly under Dame Virgy Etiaba when the Governor was unconstitutionally impeached.  He was re-appointed into the same post by Governor Peter Obi when he came back from his unconstitutional impeachment.

James Ibori's Criminal ties to the Abacha regime

Saharareporters has obtained new US court documents that provide fresh clues into the criminal past of former Governor James Onafefe Ibori of Delta State.

I took oath in Daniel's house –Alausa

Ogun LawmakerThe blood oath scandal: Embattled member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr. Wale Alausa, whose nude picture appeared in a newspaper yesterday, has admitted swearing to an oath. Alausa, who represents Ijebu-Ode State Constituency in the House in a telephone interview with journalists in Abeokuta, also confessed that he was intimidated and threatened before he took the oath, which he added he did for Governor Gbenga Daniel.

He denied that the oath took place at a shrine in Ijebu-Igbo as widely publicised saying, “Yes, the pictures that appeared in the newspaper today were mine, but I appeared in that form under intimidation and threat to my life.”

Halliburton: Julius Berger Facilitated With $190m Bribe?

Investigations into the $190 million Halliburton bribe money continued, it has emerged that principal character in the saga, Mr. Jeffery Tessler, a lawyer, allegedly used construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to distribute the sum of $11 million to two former Heads of State, a former chairman, Board of Trustees of a political party; a frontline political party and a former Deputy Senate President.

The Northernisation of Nigeria

"There are ministries that are considered the exclusive preserves of the North. The FCT, Defence, Agriculture, and Water Resources number among them. The North has for too long abused the South. It even proposed a Niger Delta Summit to be headed by a Northerner last year. Even now the JTF Commander mauling Niger Deltans in the South is a Northerner" - Sunny Awhefeada.

Michael Jackson, an Enigmatic American Icon

Race still creates hurdles in America and around the world. These hurdles are at times visible and invincible hurdles. Michael Jackson apparently took this to heart and too hard. Michael Jackson’s frontal attack on his own skin, nose and hair demonstrated how racial inferiority mindset can become a personal demon, once unleashed, cannot be tamed even by fame, riches or wildest success. Michael Jackson’s unusual relationship with his blackness in this context, make tragic sense.

The Black Race and Rape

I discovered two disturbing articles last week. One is a report by the Medical Research Council (MRC) that in south Africa, one in 4 men had committed rape. Another is a research involving the Metropolitan Police by Sorious Samura that of 92 young people convicted of involvement in gang rape in London, 66 were black or mixed race.

Alamieyeseigha versus Obasanjo

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Niger Delta Crisis; an opportunity for Yar’Adua

On Friday, June 26, 2009, The United States Congress took its first step toward an energy revolution, with the prospect of profound change for every household, business, industry and farm in the decades ahead. The House passed legislation that would, for the first time, require limits on