Can Happiness Really be Measured? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | April 2, 2016 – The inspiration for this reflection is the World Happiness Report 2016, released recently in Rome ahead of this year’s UN World Happiness Day, which was celebrated on the 20th of March. The World Happiness Report surveys the state of global happiness and ranks countries […]

Between Aptitude and Attitude – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | March 24, 2016 – This reflection was inspired by a paper presented on behalf of Mike Omeri, the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) at the Annual Management Meeting of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) held in Asaba, Delta State on January 27 2016. The […]

Mile 12 Clash: Between Indigenes, Settlers and Citizenship rights – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | March 21, 2016 – The recent ethnic/regional clashes between some Yoruba youths and some people of northern Nigeria extraction at Mile 12, Lagos, is the latest in a series of clashes between host communities (indigenes) and ‘settlers’ across the country. Lagos, given its population, and ethnic melting […]

Debating the Nigerian Economy – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | March 11, 2016 – Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who has become a sort of deity to several functionaries of the APC-led federal government, raised the stakes when he called for an “emergency economic conference” to find ways of fixing the economy. During a visit to the Minister […]

As Boutros Boutros-Ghali Bows Out – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | February 23, 2016 – Boutros Boutros- Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (January 1992 to December 1996) has died aged 93. As an Egyptian, many Africans were elated when he became the first ‘African’ to head the United Nations. When he also became the first […]

Africa: From Military Coups to Constitutional Coups – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / London, UK / February 16, 2016 -Africa: From Military Coups to Constitutional Coups Jideofor Adibe The outcome of Rwanda’s constitutional referendum held on December 18 2015 was one of the boldest affirmations that Africa has become afflicted with a new virus – constitutional coup making. Official results of the referendum […]

Beyond the Corruption Stories – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / London, UK / Feb. 13, 2016 – Corruption stories have been the dominant theme of governance since the Buhari government came into being more than eight months ago. In many ways this is not surprising. His candidacy was marketed on his well-known integrity and apparent incorruptibility. Buhari was also reported […]

Nigeria: A Country in Perpetual Transition? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Feb. 5, 2016 – This reflection was inspired by a report in the Daily Post of January 11 2016 where Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder of the Latter Rain Assembly was reported as urging President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. According to the […]

January 15, 1966 and after: We Remember Differently – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | January 31, 2016 – The Emir of Kano HRH Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II was recently quoted as warning that “Nigeria may experience a repeat of the January 15 1966 military coup if some parts of the country continue in violence and disunity.” The revered Emir reportedly made […]

Boko Haram: ‘Mission Accomplished’ or ‘Technically Defeated’? By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | January 10, 2016 – The recent declaration by President Buhari that the country has “technically won the war” against Boko Haram reminds one of George W Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech on May 1 2003. The United States had invaded Iraq on March 20 2013, with a coalition […]

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