October 26th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Africa, Corruption, Democracy, Governance
African leaders, particularly those running the show in sub-Saharan Africa, should bury their heads in shame. Mo Ibrahim’s 5 million prize is nothing but a subtle indictment.
“Behave, don’t steal, be a good boy (leader) and get $5 million,” the caption should read. The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership will be awarded […]
October 26th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Africa, Business and Entrepreneurship, Governance, Nigeria
Social entrepreneurship is one issueI’ve been wanting to highlight on this site, aside from the post on Mohammad Yunus, I haven’t been able to sit and put my thoughts down until now. Thanks to Cletus Olebune, the Executive Director of Nigerian Entrepreneurial Leadership, whose article - “Social entrepreneurship, The Nigeria perspective” - captures in great […]
October 24th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Blogosphere, Nigeria
To those unaware of this rare feat in the African Blogosphere, Sokari Ekine’s Black Looks, has been nominated for the [tag]Best of Blogs’ Award[/tag] under the Best Weblog / English category. That the blog is deserving of this honor is an absolute statement of fact. And the blog’s doing pretty well in the polls; […]
October 24th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Immigration, Liberia
Thousands of Liberians in the United States on the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) designation may have to go back to their country.
The TPS program is a temporary measure granted to eligible “non-resident foreigners who wish to avoid returning to their homeland because of civil strife or effects of a natural disaster of “extraordinary and temporary […]
October 23rd, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Corruption, Governance, Nigeria
Reacting to BBC article: Nigerian leaders stole $380 billion, Akin blog wonders why Nigerian blogs are somewhat quiet on the issue. Of the two possible reasons he proffers, his first option is closest to the truth, as far as I’m concerned: This is no news. I remember the issue was raised (Daily Telegraph) in June of 2005 during the G8 […]
