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The “Sick” Attah Mills still lives while…
This is a guest post by Nunya Akumey-Affizie. Presidents do fall ill all the time. Sometime in 2004, former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, was whisked to hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties as he addressed a political rally. Not quite long after that incident, former president of Tanzanian Benjamin Mkapa took ill for [...]
President Yar’Adua seems alive; Important Questions
I rose to back to life from a slumber when I heard a news headline on BBC World Service this dawn, mentioning "President Umaru Yar'Adua". I have been keenly following the news about his health in the past weeks and mentally sifting out the plentiful chaff of rumours from credible information. The substance of the news was that he was alive and [...]
USA Security Agencies: Omniscient but impotent? (Ref: Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab terror attempt)
There has been a huge reaction following the 25th December 2009 US terror attempt by one 23 year old Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab. The suspect is accused of trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane going from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Detroit, Michigan (USA) with explosives that had been concealed in his underwear. He has since been charged with [...]
Chasing the Elephant into the Bush: The Politics of Complacency
Chasing the Elephant into the Bush: The Politics of Complacency by Arthur Kennedy is the most sizzling book in Ghana at this time. It has created a lot of controversy in the media with the leading stakeholders exchanging their views and criticism of the book. I have listened to many leading politicians commend the author, and assume the book has [...]
Why President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua should resign
I am starting my commentary by stating in very clear terms that I wish the President Umura Musa Yar'Adua well. I really do. I had stated my confidence in him in the past. However, I cannot fool myself or cloud my sense of judgement with emotion. Umaru Yar'Adua, in my view, is no longer fit (has he ever been?) to be the President of the Federal [...]
Nigeria: The Making of a Failed State
For about a week now, I have been reflecting on my theme post to mark Nigeria's 49th Independence Anniversary celebration. I was caught between painting a gloomy picture of the present circumstances in Nigeria (which would be a true picture anyway) and sharing hope. Hope of a better Nigeria. It turns out I can do both but I won't do it in my own [...]
Ghana is the size of Lagos! Or is it?
Nigeria is a country of superlatives, no doubt. Being Africa's largest population, it is only natural that many things to do with Nigeria would be on a relatively larger scale since the large population can be used to an advantage. Nigeria also has a land mass that is blessed with natural resources. The good mixture of a huge human resource and [...]
Patriotism or Complacence?
This is a reference post. I would refer anyone who questions my patriotism, to this post. Regular readers of this blog would have noticed the occasional posts I do about the poor state of affairs in Nigeria. I raise the issues and share my candid views about them. I hold the view that I should be very frank and truthful as much as possible. [...]
Re-branding Nigeria, a charade
I have stayed away from commenting on this charade called Re-Branding Nigeria but now forced to share my candid thoughts as a result of what I just noticed on the web as being the official website of the Re-branding Nigeria campaign. Someone posting under the alias olush0la supposedly in Lagos Nigeria shared the link to the website via [...]
Ghana’s Most Powerful Women
The Fourth Republic of Ghana is historical for many reasons. It has more women in higher public office than it has ever had, in its 51 years as an independent nation. This post highlights some of the women at the height of power. The Speaker of Parliament Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo (born 26 March 1937) is the Speaker of the Parliament of [...]
Another Fibre Optic Cable Internet Connectivity for Africa
It appears Internet connectivity on the African continent especially in Ghana and Nigeria is about to get better soon. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports the launch of yet another private effort to improve Internet connectivity in Africa: Work has begun on a 200-million dollar undersea fibre optic cable, which aims to provide reliable Internet [...]
Why I blog about Africa
I recently got tagged by a fellow blogger at "Nigerian Curiousity", prompting me to blog on the topic "Why I blog about Africa". I am qualified to say I blog about Africa. I was born in Nigeria, and presently live in Ghana. I take interest in everything African and attempt to share my views on African issues whenever I have the platform to do [...]
Does Ghana exist?
The Ghana 2008 Presidential/Parliamentary elections has been over since about 12 hours ago and I find it interesting that many of the leading Western media outlets have not made a mention of Ghana 2008 Elections. Perhaps, Ghana does not exist on their radar screen. Ghana, like the rest of black Africa will only pop-up on their monitoring screens [...]
A Phone Call from Nana Akufo-Addo
When I saw a call on my cellular phone from a number +233 10 0000, my heart missed a beat. And why not? This was a very strange phone number that I know does not exist but I still answered the phone, albeit cautiously. Lo and behold, it was the voice of the ruling NPP's Presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, speaking in Twi and [...]
Barack Obama: Yes We Can!
I couldn't stop the tears of joy streaming down my black face as I watched Senator Barack Obama give his thanksgiving speech this dawn, live on CNN. This historic, smashing victory over the status quo only goes to emphasize a philosophy I always believed in: "Nothing is impossible". Now I can add this famous one to my lines of inspiration: "Yes We [...]
