Michael Egbejumi-David

Chavez’s offence was that, as soon as he became President, he implemented a true national constitution that enabled participatory democracy from the grassroots level on up. Then he went and built thousands of free medical clinics for the poor.  He also increased government’s funding of education...

I have to confess that I have always had a soft spot for Stella Oduah, the currently embattled Aviation Minister.  The way I heard it, through abundant doggedness and feminist wiles, she forged a successful little business empire for herself in our dog-eat-dog business environment.  In a place like Nigeria, you’ve got to admire that...

Just last week, the Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Ade Adefuye, perhaps in a fit of non-alcoholic wine-induced fervor, pronounced God a Nigerian.  The man is a Professor of History so it is difficult to understand the criteria he used before declaring God a Nigerian...

In the course of life, there are certain things you don’t want to remember.  Really, truly, certain era are best forgotten.  Some names and people you don’t want to remember.  So I think it is the height of insensitivity for Mrs Farida Waziri to inflict herself on our consciousness again...

Sometimes, it appears the easiest thing to do is to give up on Nigeria.  But that might be the cowardly way to go.  We shouldn’t do that just yet.  So we should grab on to any cheery news that comes down the pike...

Democracy includes the maintenance and the nurturing of effective State structures and organs in an efficient and fair manner.  Democracy involves listening to your people and acting in everyone’s behalf.  That is, the leadership must be accountable to the people, and human rights must be respected...

A few years ago, I found myself lusting after a young lady from Ogun State.  She had a body and a backside that simply made a man’s eyes water.  You know, the kind of body that guarantees that she would always have more female enemies than friends.  But when she opens her mouth to talk...

Regrettably, some Nigerian commentators – specifically, Igbo and Yoruba tribal warriors - are also beginning to wreck my enjoyment of Saharareporters and other Nigerian internet-based discussion forums...