Nana Manu

Nana D. Manu is currently recovering from a life long stint in the cubicles of the corporate world. After toiling for years in information technology, media and marketing for a number of both big and small firms, he has decided to strike out on his own and become a true capitalist. He is currently working on a start-up in the area of casual games. Through his afrobeatgriot blog, he "records African realities through a sweetly subversive point of view"
Position Papers

Changing Corrupt Societies

Nana Manu -
Debates about corruption tend to fixate on individuals. Relying on a systematic approach that addresses each of the facets of corruption will guarantee enduring success irrespective of who may be in power...
Africa

Afromatics III: Mentality Shift

Nana Manu -
We shall overcome our common challenges only when we believe deep within ourselves that we have the solutions to our problems. It is that unique trait of the human animal to bend the external environment to his or her will that makes it possible to live a civilized life...
Africa

Afromatics II: Cultural Matters

Nana Manu -
With each passing decade in which large swathes of Africa continue to lag behind their counterparts in other continents, our under-performance in the development stakes becomes apparent. Afromatics is my version of Systemics as applied to African realities...
Africa

Afromatics I: Goals We Can Believe In

Nana Manu -
Who among us has had to battle the headwinds of cynicism and pessimism from our fellow African brothers and sisters on the issue of how to improve the African condition? Raise your hand if you have ever been personally beaten down by such dialogue. I thought so!
Africa

Why The Nigerian Project Must Succeed

Nana Manu -
If Nigeria cannot find the will or ability to do the right thing by its own citizens, why should one dream or expect it to do the right thing by folks outside of its borders? As the saying goes, charity begins at home...

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Miscellaneous

The Insult That Led to the Creation of Osun State

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Osun State was created thirty-five years ago, but what...
Nigeria Matters

Hello! Be Wise As The Campaigns Begin

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Barring any divine intervention, and never ruling out the...
Nigeria Matters

Nigeria Is Dying In Bondage

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The calls came to me in quick succession -...
Introspective

Call Me Tony: A Parable of Corporate Nigeria

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By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who...
Miscellaneous

Nigerian Style Of Football

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We played the game. It entailed any number of...