Grandiose Parlor

Last year, Nigerians executed a flawed electoral system that was fraught with logistic problems and abusive practices. The election was condemned internationally. However, 14 years earlier, Nigerians worked an electoral system that was nothing like last year’s disaster: It was the freest and fairest election ever.
It was the day the Nigerian nation spoke and […]

I might not be a South African
But I’m black, my skin is the same as yours
My colour is the same as yours
My genes are African, nothing but African
When your leaders were beaten by whites
I was there to shelter them
I was patient with them
I offered them food, shelter,
Most of all, I offered them protection
I might be […]

This following chronology looks back at the problem of xenophobia since South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994.
1994
The Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) threatens to take “physical action” if the government fails to respond to the perceived crisis of undocumented migrants in South Africa.
IFP leader and Minister of Home Affairs Mangosutho Buthelezi says in his […]

I’m speechless following the appalling attacks on immigrants in Johannesburg.
Media reports carry the details of the xenophobic attacks orchestrated by some angry black south Africans:

On Monday, men wielding clubs and sticks patrolled along the road near one camp — apparently South Africans trying to prevent foreigners from returning, The A.P. said.
This latest outbreak […]

This is a continuation of the “crimes of corruption” series, started with James Ibori and Chimaroke Nnamani.
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Nigeria is a nation of clever people, particularly those in positions of authority.
Check out Dr. Peter Odili (photo), the former Rivers state governor. In an attempt to avoid being investigated and prosecuted by the anti-corruption agency, […]