.@MaxSiollun: Biafra – A lesson for the world in making peace?

by Max Siollun Nigerians are an opinionated and self-critical bunch. Dinner and beer parlour conversations among Nigerians almost inevitably turn to the country’s underwhelming accomplishments and disastrous mismanagement. Self-flagellation is a national obsession. Despite our penchant for mvoicing our opinion when it comes to national failures, we suddenly become reticent when it comes to recognizing... Read More

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November 8, 2014

@Maxsiollun : The Lord’s Resistance Army #BokoHaram’s “Christian Cousin”? (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda has often been compared to Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Both groups are religiously inspired and have adopted similar tactics (including the mass kidnap of schoolgirls and women). Nigeria can learn a lot of lessons about Boko Haram by examining Uganda’s experience with the LRA. Beyond the... Read More

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October 26, 2014

@Maxsiollun: Is family planning the answer to Nigeria’s problems?

by Max Siollun What is the biggest danger facing Nigeria? Corruption? Kidnapping? Armed insurgency? Religious extremism? Nigeria’s ticking time bomb might be in its mothers’ wombs…. “The Giant of Africa” Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, the world’s eighth most populous country, and is the most heavily populated black nation on Earth. Although Nigerians shout with chest thumping... Read More

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October 5, 2014

@MaxSiollun : Is it time for a female President in Nigeria?

by Max Siollun Ever since the political crisis fermented by former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua illness, the word “zoning” has taken on extra significance in Nigeria. The talk has been of whether the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s “zoning” arrangement would be applied to permit the emergence of a new President from the south, the north, the east, the south-south etc... Read More

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September 27, 2014

@MaxSiollun : Do you believe in Juju?

by Max Siollun Juju , native medicine, black magic….call it whatever you want, but do you believe in it? In a country as deeply religious as Nigeria, there is still great belief in non-Christian/Islamic supernatural forces. Nigerians seem to have a two-tier belief system. On the one hand they believe in God/Allah, and attend church/mosque.... Read More

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September 18, 2014

@MaxSiollun: Are Nigerians naturally corrupt?

by Max Siollun Nigeria is internationally famous for three things: oil, its Super Eagles football team, and its spectacular government corruption. However, contrary to popular belief it is quite simply a myth that corruption is perpetrated mostly by the government. Most Nigerians are paradoxically and simultaneously, accomplices, active participants, victims and agents provocateurs of corruption in their society. LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS:... Read More

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September 6, 2014

Max Siollun: Was Ojukwu a hero or villian? (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu is a man that evokes conflicting emotions. To some he is a born leader and a hero. To others he is an ambitious man that tried to break up his country. Where Ojukwu is concerned, no one is a neutral. The conflicting opinions on him are emblematic of his inconsistent personality and history.... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Max Siollun: Every Northerner is Hausa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun There is a tendency among southern Nigerians to ignorantly refer to any northerner as “Hausa”. A few years ago there was a massive ethnic controversy when sectarian violence (and murders) rocked Jos (as usual) as Muslim Fulanis and Christian Biroms killed each other. I was speaking to some friends recently and they pointed me to... Read More

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August 17, 2014

Max Siollun: Biafra would have become Africa’s first world superpower (Y! History)

by Max Siollun With oil wealth and a vibrant citizenry, Biafra could have become Africa’s first world superpower. With citizens of the caliber of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Louis Mbafeno, Matthew Mbu, Chike Obi, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Christopher Okigbo, and Michael Okpara, it had men of foresight, intellect, and vision to rival any nation in Africa. January... Read More

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August 9, 2014

Max Siollun: How Boko Haram was formed (Y! History)

by Max Siollun According to Shehu Sani, the Taliban who survived these clashes then joined Mohammed Yusuf’s movement. The movement that eventually became Boko Haram… It seems that the public and media missed critical clues in the evolution of Boko Haram in Nigeria. People seem to think the 2009 clashes between Boko Haram and security forces... Read More

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July 26, 2014

Max Siollun: #Nigeria’sForgottenHeroes; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Despite political involvement, Balewa remained suspicious of Nigerian unification and feared that the Northern Region would be dominated by the better educated and dynamic south Nigeria’s 100th anniversary has come and gone. What do we remember of its October 1st 1960 Independence Day? Do we remember the man who received the instruments... Read More

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.@MaxSiollun: Biafra – A lesson for the world in making peace?

@Maxsiollun : The Lord’s Resistance Army #BokoHaram’s “Christian Cousin”? (Y! History)

@Maxsiollun: Is family planning the answer to Nigeria’s problems?

@MaxSiollun : Is it time for a female President in Nigeria?

@MaxSiollun : Do you believe in Juju?

@MaxSiollun: Are Nigerians naturally corrupt?

Max Siollun: Was Ojukwu a hero or villian? (Y! History)

Max Siollun: Every Northerner is Hausa (Y! History)

Max Siollun: Biafra would have become Africa’s first world superpower (Y! History)

Max Siollun: How Boko Haram was formed (Y! History)

Max Siollun: #Nigeria’sForgottenHeroes; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Y! History)

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