Times are hard, and all are crying. Nigerians are hungry, and Nigerians are angry. Where can we buy food to eat? That is the question in many hearts and on many lips. …
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#August-Protest: Time for leaders to listen
On-going Citizens’ revolt tagged #End-Bad-Governance in Nigeria this week has provided yet another opportunity to tell our leaders at all levels that what they witnessed this week is what happens …
Read More »Culture, cultivation and christianity
As a work in progress, man is both a subject and an object of cultivation. No culture is without cultivation, both in its figurative and literal senses. The post Culture, …
Read More »Scapegoating the NNPC in the Dangote Refinery saga
Give a dog a bad name and hang it is an old English proverb that seems to fit into the stories swirling around the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited …
Read More »Abuja is not a goldmine
There is just something about Abuja that opens the eyes of young people only when it’s late. I don’t know whether to call the place a false reality. Go back …
Read More »You can shape your fertility with your lifestyle
Amaka and Emeka were driven professionals. They juggled demanding careers with social obligations, leaving little time for self-care. Their diet consisted of fast food and late-night snacks. Stress was their …
Read More »Hate speech and the limits of free expression
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. argued for limitations on free speech in the face of imminent lawless actions. He introduced a qualification to the absolute right to freedom. This doctrine, known …
Read More »Protest against bad policies of government is a constitutional right – Part 2
Taking a cue from the above, it is not in doubt that the police only role in a protest of this nature is to provide adequate security and protect the …
Read More »Ahaejiagamba, we will miss you
It is said that there is never a better time to die but the passing unto eternal glory of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo), a few days ago is an …
Read More »Funsho Aiyejina: Olu Obafemi’s and G.G. Darah’s tributes – Part 2
Today I bring to you Professor G.G. Darah’s recollection/glowing tribute to Funsho Aiyejina, a great scholar and poet of our clime, who passed on in the Caribbean recently as I …
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