Football is Politics in Nigeria
Nigeria is a serial offender at so many things, and the shenanigans in Nigerian football is consistent with its bad behavior.
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Cheta Nwanze
Cheta Nwanze is a Nigerian journalist and policy analyst.
A brief history of Nigeria’s Super Eagles
There are no records of when the first official football match was played in Nigeria, but it started in the 1920s.
Nigeria’s Catch 22
American style democracy will only throw up more more leaders like Goodluck Jonathan.
The balkanization of Nigeria?
For those who want Nigeria to balkanize, try being a small, ineffectual African country.
Nigeria’s baby boom
Each year more babies are born in Nigeria than in the entire continent of Europe.
Who sold Nigeria to the British for £865k in 1899?
The Royal Niger Company and the founding of what became Nigeria.
A History of Nigeria’s Police Service
Asides from a few isolated cases, Nigeria’s police force was never really an investigating force.
Who are Boko Haram, and how did they come to be?
This is currently Boko Haram’s structure: a cellular structure, and no centralized command, and seemingly no unity of purpose.
A Short History of the Slave Trade in Nigeria
A public service as a response to Nigeria’s removal of history from its school curriculum
The ‘Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy’ claim
Today’s post is about economic systems, the World Bank and the IMF, and whether they have they helped Nigeria or not.
The passing of Chinua Achebe
Comparisons between Chinua Achebe and Nigeria’s other great writer, Wole Soyinka, will increase, now Achebe has passed.
The prerogative of a lame duck President
Why Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential pardons are a bad idea.
How many Twitter activists make one vote?
The problem with so many Twitter crowd members is they live in their comfort zone and are not about to lift a finger to get out of there.
The move is a win-win
Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi’s decision to resign one day after winning AFCON is a metaphor for the current political climate in Nigeria.
Nigeria, Kings of Africa
It is appropriate that Stephen Keshi, an African champion with Nigeria in 1994, coached the team to victory in South Africa.
A large piece of humble pie
The job of Nigeria’s men national team is one of the worst places to be on the planet. So, when the team wins, we all celebrate.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are back
The writer is cautiously optimistic (for once) that Nigeria will win its third Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.