My mother visited me recently and I offered her garden eggs and peanuts. She suddenly called me while eating and said, “So this is what you have been enjoying.” I …
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Why are they scared of EFCC?
There are so many matters arising from the nation’s capital including the much trumpeted ‘cabinet shake-up’ that would have turned out to be a sad denouement but for the removal …
Read More »Before trees are felled in the forest
The topic of his inaugural lecture was somewhat sensational: “Working in the Shadows of Death”. The post Before trees are felled in the forest appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria …
Read More »Some married people have this problem
At the ceremony for a higher office of a townsman some years ago, he recalled how arduous the journey to that point had been, from the betrayals from his contemporaries …
Read More »Girls, may your mothers not finish you
Dear Mummy, I wish to see you and give you a big hug. I’m almost in tears. I can’t thank you enough for your warm words of encouragement and advice …
Read More »Soludo’s philosophy of education governance
Professor Charles Chukwuna Soludo’s philosophical statements and theories of a functional education system and healthy society ere characteristics of a thinking outside the box gauged from the mainstream classical philosophies. The post Soludo’s philosophy of …
Read More »Forgotten protectors: The need for police pension reform
The social contract theory posits that individuals surrender certain rights to the state in exchange for protection and security. Yet, Nigeria’s police pension crisis raises a fundamental question about the …
Read More »My ear and IBK’s concerning concern – Part 2
Prof TA, I enjoyed reading your satirical, semi-autobiographical piece on the “life-ruining, health-destroying” drugs market, and how your aching Ear wasn’t impressed by your self-medicating response. The post My ear …
Read More »Finding your feet in tech as a marketing and communications newbie
My path to tech marketing and communications began unconventionally. Despite possessing skills using popular marketing tools like Mailchimp, Brandwatch, Google Analytics, etc. I wasn’t aware of the high demand for …
Read More »Can Nigerians ever get along?
A nation’s history is embedded in its foundation. Without an honest understanding of it, progress and success become impossible. It is the invariant opinion of many Nigerians that Nigeria’s roots …
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