Grandiose Parlor

For democracy to be meaningful and thrive, the governed must be informed, proactive, forward thinking, and able to monitor the activities of their elected officials. I know several of these people are not “elected”, but since they have somewhat wangled their ways into various elected positions, they need to be monitored and assessed on their […]

I couldn’t help but think about recent events in Nigeria while walking to the office this morning. The 15 minutes daily walk is usually spent reflecting on “non-Nigerian” issues, but today, it was spent ruminating on what the matter is at home, and being thousands of miles away doesn’t help that much.
Cosmetologist turned Speaker of […]

Kofi Annan, blogging at Annansi Chronicles advocates for a discussion panel on Africa at SXSW.
During the last festival in March, I asked on this site:
“Where are African entertainment promoters?… it appears there is no representation from Africa. This is strange given the fact that Texas has one of the highest concentrations of blacks and […]

“Zimbabwe’s annual rate of inflation jumped to 7,638% in July according to the first official figures to be published for three months.”- BBC.
Zimbabwe has the highest adult literacy rate in Africa - 90 and 86% for male and females, respectively. But for one highly educated man, Robert Mugabe, those statistics have been rendered meaningless. After […]

Is this what politics/democracy has become in Nigeria? A state assembly invaded by hoodlums asking to be settled for job done during the elections- Content from Guardian.
Hoodlums disrupt Ondo Assembly over N15m scam, guest house
From Julius Alabi, Akure
MANY members of the Ondo State House of Assembly threw finesse to the winds yesterday, bolting through windows […]