Taju Tijani

Tijani lives in London.

Nigerian Democracy is Dead!

It is time to view Nigeria as it really is. Far from demonstrating any robust gains from our democracy, we have, on the contrary, reaped broken hope, stalled vision, economic disarray, empty rhetoric and comatose nation building projects...

Check Out : Confronting Migration Issues

Lekan Fatodu affirmed on the publisher's page that Check Out magazine will liberate travellers from the old ways and chart a new path that will offer 'more than what you think you know'…

Dora, Go Girl, Rebrand!

If only we could be wise, patient and discern what the end would be for Dora? How could we doubt the possibility that one woman, a witch for efficiency, superwoman Dora, could rebrand the destiny of 140 million Nigerians?

Ibadan State: Beating My Tribal Drum

The State of Ibadan should be seen as a vehicle of development and social engineering. It has proved its worth both in gold and silver. Ibadan has accommodated the Egbas, Ijebus, Ijeshas, Ekitis, Deltans, Igbo, Hausas and other nationalities for centuries...

Massobite Ralph Uwazuruike Rumbled By US Agents

The desire to create a distinct Biafran identity suffered a crisis of integrity recently when Ralph Uwazuruike, the revolutionary and leader of Massob was rumbled in a property deal in Dallas, USA...

At Last! Nigeria Bows to Indians’ Economic Miracle

After 48 years of independence from colonialism, Nigeria is today owned and controlled by few Indian businessmen whose reach, influence and power could grind our economy to a halt...

Exodus and the Reality of Diaspora

The terrible price of perceived failure and imminent rejection by family and friends back home will not persuade our Ade, Emeka and Nosa to return home just like that…

Brave Voice from the Diaspora – Part 2

Brixton that night was turned into hunting zone. Every moving black man was a suspect. Black men were being hunted down like animals. I would soon fall into the hand of my oppressors. I raved and ranted but the police man would have none of it…

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