Calm Down Nigerians, It’s Only Four Years!
Early on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, by 4.40 am and four days after the presidential election held in Nigeria on Saturday, February 23, the Chairman of the ‘Independent’ National Electoral…
Dr. Orlando Owoh: A Canary in the Afterlife
The Canary is a small songbird that was used in the coal mining industry to detect carbon monoxide, though this practice was stopped in the UK in 1986. The expected…
Of Michael Faraday, Obafemi Awolowo and Michael Faborode
Michael Faraday and Michael Faborode were born on September 22 1791 and 1956 respectively. Faraday, a British Chemist, Physicist and Forerunner of the electrical Engineering Profession and Faborode, a Nigerian…
Nigeria: Only Fools Die For Looters!
A chapter in my new book, “NIGERIA: Why Looting May Not Stop,” is entitled, ‘Dying For Looters.’ Tomorrow is the presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria. One very sad,…
Has Nigeria Forgotten Leah Sharibu?
As President Muhammadu Buhari, the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, moves from one state to another, campaigning for a second term despite nearly four years in office which has…
So that ASUU and Nigerian University System Will Rise Again
This piece arose from a conversation we had that dragged on and on. We have a combined experience of and exposure to university education in Nigeria and an active interest,…
The Monstrosity and Mercantilism of the Western Media
‘February 16, 2019 presidential election is truly a choice between ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Tomorrow’ (future)!’ – Yahaya Balogun The hypocrisy and monstrosity of the international media are known facts to fecund…
Exploring Minimalism: The Joy of living more with less
The number could be higher today but in 2013 there were 6 billion clothing in UK households roughly a hundred per adult and a quarter of these never leave the…
Which way, Nigeria? 4+4 or 4-4?
The widespread aversion, in some quarters, to incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is as shocking as it is baffling. It beats the imagination that in less than four years,…
The Case against President Buhari
The widespread aversion, in some quarters, to incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is as shocking as it is baffling. It beats the imagination that in less than four years,…