Mathematically, Nigeria is said to be 59 years of post-independence in the sense that it was on October 1st 1960 that some foreign occupying forces (Great Britain) retreated by general consensus of both the occupier and the occupied. It was on…
Dangers of travelling by road in Nigeria
The road is seen as a convenient passage on land to our destination. How convenient is this passage on Nigerian roads? And to whose destination does it take us? Ours? Theirs? The in veritable ferry mans?Roads are constructed so that…
Opinion: South Africans need to face some harsh truths
The photos and videos of widespread looting and burning of stores and businesses owned by foreign nationals in South Africa look like scenes from an apocalyptic film. At least seven people have been killed in this latest mayhem, while hundreds have been…
Opinion: FBI fraud busts dent Nigeria’s global reputation
The FBI’s dramatic arrest and indictment of 80 mostly Nigerian cybercriminals in California last week made headlines globally. Closer to home, it has prompted concerns among Nigerians who are worried about the impact the busts will have on how the…
Why Nigeria cannot afford a stand-off with South Africa
Since the images and videos of the maiming and killing of black foreigners in South Africa began to emerge on various social media platforms last week, Nigeria has been an emotionally frayed place. Tens of thousands of Nigerians live in South African cities and in…
Revolutionaries at work
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd president of the United States of America. Revolutionaries do not…
That $9bn award against Nigeria
You are forgiven if you think an English high court just awarded a $9 billion fine against Nigeria in a case of breach of contract with Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), a little-known Irish engineering and project management company.…
Maraji’s views on Islam represent her insensitive truth
Maraji’s actions have stirred the nest of religious megalomania, atheism and hypocrisy. At the inception of internet comedy, Gloria Oloruntobi became a forerunner under her stage name, Maraji. Her videos were well envisioned and executed to tell inner-city Nigerian stories.…
Ghana-Nigeria relations: History mustn’t repeat itself
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun—The Holy Bible. To those who don’t study history, they…
This thing (beast) called politics
There is this generally negative perception of politics, politicians, and the political process held by non-politicians in Nigeria and across the world. It is not complimentary. If anything it is unsavoury and indeed condemnatory. Such uncomplimentary expressions or terms as…