The Dead Captital
The Nigerian National Assembly complex is the legislative building that houses the two (2) chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly; the building built at the cost of about $35.18m was…
That UEFA Champions League Cup Parade on our Shores
Clairvoyance is not my forte, but I can still postulate with a degree of certainty that Daniel ‘Baba Ibeji’ Amokachi would have rated his chances of winning the then Sekou…
Corruption A La Carte
“What is the problem with us Nigerians? We have started printing our own tickets for the Kaduna-Abuja rail services. I learnt ticketing officials hoard tickets so they can sell at…
Of Michael Bloomberg and Michael Faborode
What is it that Michael Bloomberg knows that Michael Faborode does not know? Michael Bloomberg is the world’s 9th richest man and Faborode served as 9th Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University. Bloomberg…
The Power of Choice!
The last few days have been awash with bad news about the five Nigerians reportedly awaiting execution in the United Arab Emirates-UAE. It was alleged that these UAE-N5s were involved…
Engineering and Innovation: A Call for partnership towards publishing for a prosperous Nigeria and Africa
Without Engineers we are told, we would all be living in caves and Nigerians are, metaphorically, cave dwellers,, Kelvin Doe, John Magiro and William Kankwamba three Africans from sierra leone, Kenya and Malawi became…
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,…