Author: Nicholas Ibekwe
2016 WPI Fellow
Deputy head of investigations, Premium TimesOgun, Nigeria
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Conspiracy Theories: Like the African Voter, the American Voter is not Perfect
by Nicholas Ibekwe | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many Africans who haven’t been to the United States or closely followed its elections will perhaps paint a utopia if asked to describe the country’s electoral system. Why not? The US has marketed itself as the greatest democracy in the world. Africans...Surviving a malaria scare in Minnesota
by Nicholas Ibekwe | Sep 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Unlike the United States government, which releases travel advisories for its citizens, in mostly Third World countries, the Nigerian government rarely wastes time penning such “nonsense”. At least, I can’t remember reading one in my life time. The...
Lessons from Ely: Why Nigeria should not neglect environmental concerns as it kick-starts exploration of solid minerals
by Nicholas Ibekwe | Aug 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
The trip to Ely, Minnesota was my first encounter to with rural America. To be honest, I had not had much of an encounter with America itself. I had only arrived the country the first time just over a week ago. And my encounter had been mostly limited to the...Recent blog posts
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