Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

Please, do not ask me about religion. I get the evil look every time I tell people I am an agnostic who teeters on atheism. My world resolves around ethics and the rule of law. That’s it. I have no use for religion: religious convictions are not part of my existence -- the laws of man are good enough for me. I have lived in several cities: Seattle, Miami, Norman, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Saint Cloud, the District of Columbia, Houston, and Mankato. I am not sure where I am going to live next. And I have never really had a profession, only jobs: been a cook, a dishwasher, a civil servant, house cleaner, university instructor and researcher and so on and so forth. Every so often I get questions concerning the role and place of the African woman. Well, I don’t know; at least not with any certainty. What seems to work best is when both partners work as a team: cooperate, coordinate and collaborate their marital efforts. And they should be mindful of the insidious effect of modernization on the African family.

Free Advice…But Please Don’t Take My Word For It

(1) How to Offer Bribes (2) Robbing the right people (3) Cheating on Your Man (4) Cheating on Your Woman (5) On Ancient and Modern Sex (6) On Rigging Elections (7) and finally, God is For the Poor and the Weak…

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Paul Adujie and the EFCC List: Making a Mockery of Justice

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OBJ: How does it feel to be considered a failure?

How does it feel to be the president of Nigeria? How does it feel to be the man most Nigerians hold responsible for their lot in life? How does it feel to be the object of scorn and invectives? How does it feel to be spiritually punched in the face and in the tummy?

Nigeria and Nigerians: Promises and Possibilities

Nigerians are not an easy people to govern. Nigerians are a strange breed of people. If you didn't know any better you'd think every Nigerian is an economist, political scientist, medical doctor, philosopher, dramatist and financial mogul of some sort...

Mujahid Dokubo-Asari: Where is Justice and Fairness?

What was Asari Dokubo's offense? That he spoke against the maltreatment and the exploitation of the Ijaw ethnic group? That he spoke against the excesses and abuses being perpetrated by the multinational oil companies against the indigenes of the Niger Delta?

Who Killed These Men and Women?

Who killed Sunday Ugwu, Momoh Lawal, Odunayo Olagbaju and Janet Oladapo? Who killed them? Who killed Ahmed Pategi and his police orderly? And who killed Victor Nwankwo, the younger brother of Arthur Nwankwo? I wonder if any murder case has ever been conclusively and satisfactorily resolved in Nigeria...

Thinking of a Career Change

Politics is good. It is admirable. As a politician, I only need to be good at four things: lie, cheat, and steal and do nothing. What beats being a Nigerian politician? Nothing! What beats lying, cheating, stealing and laziness?

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