Ahmed Dodo

Dodo is with the New Nigerian Newspapers. His blog.

Humans + Materialism

‘’He gives twice who gives promptly.’’ -Publilius Syrus (1st century BC) The current refugees’ flight from Syria and other parts of the earth have once...

Humans + Technology

As a kid growing up in Africa in the 70s, I was lucky to be among the fortunate kids in my community to have...

Patience for President Muhammadu Buhari

“ The Devil takes a hand in what is done in a hurry’’ – Turkish Proverb I had the privilege some few years back-around 2009...

A Letter to Malam

Dear Malam, Congratulation on your well deserved victory as the next executive governor of this great ‘state of learning’. Your coming, I must confess, was...

The Problem with Nigeria (2)

Look around and you might notice the disgraceful sight of various ethnic social cultural groups parading themselves as serving the interest of their tribes and people...

The Problem with Nigeria

I love my country no be small. But, I have, just like many other citizens of this great giant of Africa, long been aware that there are some problems confronting this beloved nation...

The insensitivity of Abuja land swap and demolitions

Sometimes it seems those selected or elected to rule us are more of aliens than human beings like most of us. This is so because of their inhuman and unsympathetic attitudes to their fellow countrymen and women as they carry out their myopic policies...

The Lamentations of a Citizen

Please pardon me if I have gone against the African myth of keeping quiet amidst pains and suffering. I definitely cannot keep mute about the daily killings, kidnappings, and armed robbery going on across my country...

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