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.

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Tribalism and or ethnicity hit home and hit me hard only after I got to the United States. It was in this country that I was reminded, for the very first time that I was different...

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Of all Abraham’s children I find the born-again Christians more dangerous and inimical to progress. These Christians will tell you that they are better human beings with a direct line to God and an assurance of a spot in heaven. And because they know what God is thinking, the rest of us are doomed with a one-way ticket to hell...

Simple Observations about Men and Women

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The Underdevelopment of the African Continent

Why is Africa so backward in all sphere of human endeavor? What is going on and what has gone wrong? Even our acclaimed culture is turning out to be an impediment to growth and development...

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If the Americans won't bring about a Palestinian nation-state what about the Arab League? The Arab League has enough political leverage to force America and the West to do what is right...

The Pain and the Agony of Love

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Just Wondering…

Why is it that in most big cities in the United States, more than thirty-percent of the cab drivers are Nigerians; and more than ten-percent of the nurses are Nigerians? What is it about nursing and cab driving that attracts Nigerians?

Abubakar Atiku: The Betrayal of President Obasanjo

There is something about rats, snakes, leeches and anopheles mosquitoes that I can’t stand. Damn, they make you sick. The more I think of Mr. Atiku, the more I think of these lowly creatures; the more I think of these creatures, the more I think of Mr. Atiku...

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