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Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

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.

  • Nigeria and the World of Informants and Espionage

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde March 16, 2009
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    It is well known within foreign intelligence ring that Nigerian government officials are the most loose-lip when it comes to informing on Nigeria. Some officials, both at the state and …

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  • Reuben Abati’s Immolating Silence

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde February 18, 2009
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    Dr. Reuben Abati may not be guilty of anything. It is possible he has not committed any crime or ethical infractions. All the finger-pointing and the brouhaha may be much …

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  • Buying and Selling Human Body Parts in Nigeria

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde February 16, 2009
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    In today’s Nigeria body parts are sold and bought mostly for fetish and magical reasons. And most of the originating markets for body parts are to be found in the …

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  • Ijaw in the Diaspora: Their Hypocrisy is Tiring

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde February 4, 2009
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    There are Ijaw who, publicly, will abuse and attack and criticize government officials; yet, when government officials visit the United States, Canada or the UK, will be first in line …

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  • The Nigerian Journalist and the Practice of Journalism

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde January 23, 2009
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    Majority of the reporters practicing in Nigeria today are pen-prostitutes. For a dollar, they’d sell or kill a story. For a dime, they’d write speeches for politicians. For a nickel, …

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  • When You Are Considerably Older Than Your Spouse

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde January 19, 2009
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    There are things about young maidens that drive a man wild and crazy. Their young minds and young bodies and young souls can and do drive men to the brink …

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  • In Remembrance of Ilorin, In Remembrance of Jos

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde December 9, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    Ha, I grieve for my old city. I grieve for all those who lost loved ones; and I grieve for innocence lost. It is so heartbroken to see Jos go …

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  • Henry Okah: In Search Of Peace and Justice In The Niger Delta

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde December 7, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    Mr. Henry Imomotimi Okah has been in detention now for roughly 18 months. Following a high stake international drama, he was illegally apprehended, and then flown to Nigeria where he …

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  • Barack Obama: Irrational Exuberance, Irrational Optimism

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde November 28, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    For Black Africa, what they had hoped and prayed for in their leaders seems abundant in Barack Obama. For several years, they have longed and prayed for such a man …

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  • The Guardian Newspaper: Ungrateful and Insensitive

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde October 21, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    For those who think I have an ax to grind with the Ibru Family, well, let me say here and now that nothing can be farther from the truth. A …

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  • Latin America And Africa: The Need For Closer Cooperation

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde October 13, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    Critics and dissenters may be right in terms of some of the predatory nature of international trade and globalization, but it is hard to ignore the fact that trade and …

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  • Nigerians Giving Birth and Dying Abroad

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde October 8, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    There are no known studies or data set to enable one make a definite pronouncement on the issue of Nigerians who go abroad to give birth or those who go …

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  • Nigeria’s Intelligence Agencies (Spy Network)

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde September 27, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    The Nigerian intelligence agencies must resolve to do a better job of protecting our vital interests. As things are, our boundaries, airports, seaports and waterways are not well-manned…

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  • Yar’Adua Needs Our Support

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde September 12, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    I am not asking social critics and commentators to give the President a free ride for eternity. I am not asking that they abandon their constitutional responsibilities. But this President …

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  • Yar’Adua’s Health and the Need for Full Disclosure

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde September 7, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    A president’s declining health or death adversely affects the psyche of the citizenry. This is so because a president is a thread in a nation’s blanket…

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  • What Happened to the Nigerian Intellectual Class?

    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde September 2, 2008
    by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

    By the early to late 1990s, the society of Nigerian intellectuals had become mushy, clay-like, adulterated, corruptible, and puerile. It became a laughing stock…

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