Radio Biafra and the Biafran Narratives – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | August 2, 2015 – One of the concerns about liberal democracy in fragile states is its tendency, in the short to medium terms at least, to aggravate the structures of...
View ArticleRe-inventing the NYSC – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | August 21, 2015 – There were two important developments on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme this week: One, was Buhari’s declaration of his commitment...
View ArticleBuhari’s Anti-Corruption Courts – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 7, 2015 -It was a huge relief reading reports that President Buhari had concluded plans to submit a bill to set up anti-corruption courts to the National...
View ArticleUnderstanding the ‘Trouble with Nigeria’ – Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 7, 2015-Following my last week’s column, ‘Radio Biafra and the Biafran Narratives’, I had an impassioned telephone conversation with someone – let me call him...
View ArticleWho is the Winner in the Saraki Ordeal? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 26, 2015 -The ongoing travails of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his fight-backs provide incredible excitement to political spectators as they watch...
View ArticleThe Military’s Misadventure in Burkina Faso – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Oct. 4, 2015 – The September 17 2015 coup in Burkina Faso against the country’s interim leadership contains important lessons in democratic consolidation in Africa....
View ArticleWinning Back “de-Nigerianized” Nigerians – Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 15, 2015 -This piece was inspired by a robust telephone conversation I had with someone who claimed to be an “avid reader of my column”. He was concerned...
View ArticleBetween ‘Internet Warriors’ and Protection of Reputation – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 21, 2015 – The inspiration for this reflection is the arrest and detention of two Nigerian bloggers – Seun Oloketuyi and Chris Nwandu – who respectively run...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Jonathans – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 26, 2015 – Two recent stories about former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are likely to have conflicting impacts on his supporters and also on the...
View ArticleMinisterial Nominees: Forward to the Past? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | November 2, 2015 - Not many Nigerians were excited by the list of ministerial nominees submitted by President Buhari, especially the first batch. Given the time it...
View ArticleWhat Does Loyalty Mean to You? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | November 2, 2015 – This piece was inspired by two media reports: one was a widely reported paper presented by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II at the 2015 All...
View ArticleThe ‘Tyranny’ of Buhari’s Body Language – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | November 26, 2015 – Buhari’s body language has been credited with all the promising signs in the government: we are told that electricity supply has improved, not...
View ArticleWhy Jibrin Ibrahim was Wrong on the ‘Igbo Question’ – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | December 11, 2015 – I thought I was done with writing about Biafra – after three articles on the subject that sought to address the issue from different...
View ArticleBlack Candles for Christmas – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | January 1, 2016 – Let me start with a disclaimer: the title of this piece is not original to me. It was the title of one of the short stories by the Nigerian novelist,...
View ArticleBuhari: Seven Months After – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | January 2, 2016 – It is almost seven months since Buhari was inaugurated as President and about ten months since he defeated President Jonathan in the March 28...
View ArticleBoko Haram: ‘Mission Accomplished’ or ‘Technically Defeated’? By Dr. Jideofor...
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...
View ArticleJanuary 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...
View ArticleNigeria: 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...
View ArticleBeyond 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...
View ArticleAfrica: 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...
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