The AfricaNews articles of etuka24

  1. Nigerian Golden Eaglets To Rule the World Again?

    13-11-2009 18:58 door etuka24
    - The semi-final FIFA U17 football World Cup between the Golden Eaglets and Spanish team played on 12th November, 2009 at 19.00 hours, at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, was football at it epic. The two sides really played well judging from FIFA's standard. The Nigerian side won simply because of their total mastery of the game and their ability to study their opponents while the game progressed. Just two years ago the Nigerian Golden Eaglets won the U17 FIFA World Cup in South Korea. Will it be a repeat perfomance come this Sunday by retaining the trophy? Soccer or football lovers all over the world have predicted that based on the Eaglet's current performance, there is no doubt th…

  2. A Varsity Graduate Bags a 12 Year Jail Term

    11-11-2009 18:52 door etuka24
    - The irony of the Nigerian Law on the less privileged and less connected is very alarming. For example, a graduate of Chemical Engineering at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Nwanya Odichukwu, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Federal High Court, Enugu, for fraud and internet scam. This was confirmed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Spokesman, in Enugu zonal office. The case of Mr. Nwanya is unfortunate and common in Nigeria, where those on lower strata of society are sent to prison because they are not connected. While the main culprits are left roaming the Nigerian streets and spending stolen money. If both the low and the hi…

  3. The Exodus of Nigerians

    06-11-2009 17:20 door etuka24
    - As Nigeria State is sinking daily, many Nigerians are very deperate to leave their country by any means possible. The most painful aspect of the situation is that Nigerians are facing a lot of problems both at the homefront and abroad. For instance, corruption perpetrated the Nigerian leaders have thrown ethics of governance to the dogs. It is not that Nigerians love to leave their fatherland to places worst than their country, but the continuous deterioration of living conditions, grave unemployment situations and infrastructural decays, have compelled Nigerians to take to traveling abroad in search of elusive eldorado. The Nigeria case will continue to be pathetic not only to African…

  4. Managing Corruption in Africa

    29-10-2009 18:23 door etuka24
    - Managing corruption has been very difficult from both the developed and developing countries perspectives. The problem of managing corruption has often been traced to poor dispensation of appropriate laws to reprimand those found to be corrupt. The connivance of corrupters, middlemen and corruptees also constitute a huge problem in this regard. If I may ask, when public funds are looted from the developing countries treasuries, where precisely are the funds kept? Billions of dollars looted from Africa are still generating more funds and interests for those countries. Whereas when poverty is mentioned the first continent which comes to mind, to those exploiting Africa is 'Africa'…

  5. Is Globalisation Real?

    29-10-2009 01:46 door etuka24
    - The world is presently in a turmoil because many policies are more confused than they have ever been. For instance, few Presidents gather when they feel to decide for the whole world. Yet there is no solution to any of the contempory issues troubling the world they discussed. Every meeting has a communique which is recycled in evey other meeting. Mr. Presidents! the world is watching and waiting. How long shall the world continue to wait for un fulfilled promises? Take a cursory look at the value of many countries currency, especially the almighty U.S dollar. Is it not evident that the value is fastly depreciating daily? its purchasing power has lessened when compare to the years in rev…

  6. Nigeria Living with Corruption

    29-10-2009 00:44 door etuka24
    - When the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went to Nigeria, she did not only lecture the leaders about corruption, how involved they are but went further to educate them on how corruption has over the past years impeded the nation's progress in all spheres. It is right to ask at this juncture if at all there is any conditionality which can restrict the Nigerian politicians, governors, local government chairmen, ministers etc, from looting the country empty and making America, Britain and Swizerland, their run-away bases? There is no doubt that corruption by those in government have eroded the legitimacy of that government and other countries who are ravaged by pandemic corruption. Mu…