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Op-Ed Editor December 13, 2014

.@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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

July 26, 2014

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

by Max Siollun Tafawa Balewa with JF Kennedy Despite political involvement, Balewa remained suspicious of Nigerian unification and feared that the Northern Region would be dominated by the better educated…

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