The Lamentations of a Buharist
The Nigerian journey into the unknown is very scary. The solutions to her mundane problems seem to be not in…
A Plea to Shamsideen Omotayo’s Abductors in Nigeria
When the sad news of the abduction of a gentle, soft-spoken brother, bosom friend and school mate filtered into the…
Nigeria and the General Theory of Relativity
Stormy petrel of Ibadan Politics, Adegoke Adelabu, in his political Manifesto, Africa in Ebulition, stated that he wanted to do…
Restructuring: Awo’s honest message to Nigerians
The words of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, are still very much fresh in our minds and instructive to the…
Failure of Imagination in Postmodernism in Nigeria
What do Nigerians really want? A million dollar question! I am dwarfed to make any preachment on how people should…
Credible News: Panacea to a Troubled Nation
If you believe strongly in the courage of your convictions, your efforts at achieving your goals might temporarily tarry, but…
Asari Dokubo as a Biafran!
Following the 3-month quit notice handed down to the Igbos living and working or doing business in the northern states,…
Blues about Biafra
I wonder really if there are people who live without fear, people who against all odds have defeated what they…
We Are Deeply Worried
As Nigerians grapple with the dire situation in the country, President Buhari’s ailing health is a great concern to some…
Of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Ibrahim Babangida
There are some interesting coincidences between Spain and Nigeria in respect of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida…
The Epistle of ‘Saint’ Babangida
(Photo credit: DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images via Flickr) Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) is a retired armoured General in the Nigerian Armed…
Africa in Space: Fela Bright and the rest of us
The world space week is officially defined as an International Celebration of Science and Technology and its contribution to the…
Open Letter to President Buhari: Please Resign and Let Nigeria Exhale
Your Excellency Sir, There are no better ways to say this: The release of that Eid-el-Fitri message to us through…
Fayose for President, Dino for Nobel Prize!
The caption for this piece was originally meant to be “Strange Things In A Strange Country” but at the last…
Sister Cities: Of Chicago and Ibadan: Music, Architecture, Disney et al
There are interesting coincidences between Chicago in the U.S. and Ibadan city in Nigeria. In Chicago is the Chicago Tribune,…
Biafra: The Future Is Now!
Last week some misguided Arewa youths in Kaduna issued an ultimatum to the Igbos living doing business in all northern…