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10 December 2008 at 15 : 00 PM
SMS: Superpower Messaging System
In times gone by, when a Potentate felt sufficiently aggrieved by the action or inaction of a fellow sovereign, he usually summons his scribe and dictate a missive. The missives grew progressively belligerent until outstanding issues are resolved in one of two ways: war or successful peaceful resolution. In those lofty days, war […]
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4 October 2008 at 14 : 00 PM
How they psyche you
“Keep your culture Don’t be afraid of the vulture Grow your dreadlock Don’t be afraid of the wolf pack…” – Bob Marley, from the album ‘CONFRONTATION.’ ‘European CIVILIZATION will be a good Idea.’ Ghandi In his quest for world domination/destruction, the European (and our definition of European includes the bastards Europe sired in […]
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4 October 2008 at 14 : 00 PM
Nigeria: The Blight of Africa
“Nigeria we hail thee Our own dear native land Though tribe and tongue may differ In brotherhood we stand Nigerians all and proud to serve Our sovereign motherland Our flag shall be a symbol That truth and justice reign In peace or battle honour And this we count as gain To pass unto […]
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4 October 2008 at 14 : 00 PM
When an elder loses his head
“There is no medicine to cure hatred.” – African proverb One of the things I cherished most in life is the strict disciplined upbringing that I received from both my parents. My father was almost martial in his self-discipline (he never ate outside his house); my mother was less austere, but she did […]
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4 October 2008 at 14 : 00 PM
When the President misfired
What are you burning this early morning? Can’t you see? I am setting fire to both my Voter’s card and my NPP membership card. Oh, why the drastic measures? Is it not illegal to set government’s documents afire? What government? Make dem come catch me! But you have been a long time member […]
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4 October 2008 at 14 : 00 PM
Exit Thabo Mbeki!
Do you think those Southies are really Africans What, what is Southies? I mean those South Africans. You and your terms! Why did you ask if they are Africans? Didn’t you hear that their President has resigned? What is news in that, Presidents and Prime Ministers resign all the time? In Africa, come […]
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7 July 2008 at 12 : 00 PM
On Aid and Looting
“They switched from the old openly colonial imperialistic approach to the benevolent approach. They came up with some benevolent colonialism, philanthropic colonialism, humanitarianism, or dollarism. Immediately everything was Peace Corps, Operation Crossroads.” – Malcolm X. I felt the need to explain why I have never been thrilled by Western charities. I have been telling […]
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7 July 2008 at 12 : 00 PM
Decolonising the Mind
[feather-share skin=”wheel”] “Every time I hear the crack of a whip, my blood runs cold. I remember on the slave ships how they brutalized our very souls. Today they say that we are free, only to be chained in poverty.” – Bob Marley, ‘Slave Driver.’ In the articles, ‘The Philosophy of White […]
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7 July 2008 at 12 : 00 PM
ET TU Republic of South Africa?
“It takes a million people to build up a reputation But it takes one stupid fool to destroy everything you have done.” Lucky Dube The past few weeks were terrible times for Africans everywhere. And every true Pan-Africanist who watched the events in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) must have seriously belly-ached. That the […]
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7 July 2008 at 12 : 00 PM
Has Nigeria become a MALLAMoCRATIC State?
Government 101 teaches that a government has three branches: Legislature (to make laws); Executive (to implement laws) and Judiciary (to interpret laws). In modern states with complex socio-ethnic settings, the political elite try to let political offices enjoy as much geographical spread as possible. That’s why when, say in Ghana, the President comes from […]
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