Introspective

Detribalised Does Not Mean What Most Nigerians Think It Means

Nobody Asked Me, But… “Ah, that man is very detribalised.” In Nigeria, this is almost always a compliment. It is what we say about the politician who...

Call Me Tony: A Parable of Corporate Nigeria

By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA chairman Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly revealing debate...

The Myth of New Year Resolutions: Why 2025 Won’t Magically Save You

As we inch closer to the dawn of 2025, the air is thick with the buzz of "New Year, New Me" proclamations. Across the...

And My Name Shall Be Called…

I need an urgent name change before my profession goes the way of ‘dinosaurian’ extinction all because I refuse to go with the times by adopting a ‘cool’, ‘happening’ tag...

Omoluwabi: Igniting Yoruba Lost Values (2)

Omoluwabi is the deodorized and comforting cultural renaissance being courageously embraced by Yoruba men and women of ideas as a conduit of heritage renewal among a brave and valorous race of people currently torn apart...

Omoluwabi: Re-igniting Yoruba Lost Values – 1

Modern Yoruba nation is afflicted with severe cultural disabilities and the best way to shift this axis of cultural articulation is to embrace Omoluwabi as nexus of future Yoruba social, economic and political prosperity...

Africa: Local financing of oil and gas industry

The lack of large capital financing is a major obstacle for the oil and gas industry in Africa. For the industry to continue to be viable and buoyant, ways must be devised for ready availability of the capital in local markets...

The Joy and the Beauty of Old Age

There was a time we couldn’t wait to mature. At five, we longed to be ten and then fifteen. At sixteen, we couldn’t wait to be twenty and thirty and all that. Rare is the person who wanted to be a child or an adolescent for ever...

An Imperfect World, Ol’ Boy

I have no challenging and troubling spots. All my life, I have worked my destiny to the bone to live a perfect lifestyle. Until…Yes, until one hot afternoon when my neighbour, as garrulous as ever, perforated the bubble of my pretences...

The Meaning of Being a Genius

Geniuses have no time for sanity. They prefer ideas to normality. They are not of us. They are just en route since they do not belong here. While others are fighting for lands and possessions to stake their claim on earth, geniuses are fighting gravity to capture the skies...

I Join Others In Mourning The Legendary Michael Jackson

On the afternoon of the second day of MJ’s death, I got glued to the CNN channel and watched as every program broadcast that day carried the news of the demise of the great musical Icon...

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The Mis-Education of the African People (2)

Due to educational systems that deny and reject African existence, an increasing number of black people are bleaching their skins in order to become lighter.  Women lead the men in bleaching their skins but the men are gradually catching up in the rush to be lighter...

A question of honour for INEC and NBA

The honour of two apparently distinct and different bodies, INEC and the NBA, has been clearly challenged by two of their stakeholders and for everybody’s sake these two bodies cannot afford to pretend that the challenge was not thrown...

Angry Bees Against Nigerian Politicians

Angry bees of the wild are up in arms...

Ivan Snowden: International Law on Asylum and Espionage

A young American who was entrusted with national security duties, absconded with a trove of vital national intelligence materials and later surfaced in Hong Kong. He later slipped out of his hotel in the height of night and boarded a Moscow-bound Aeroflot. He landed on a Russian chess-board...

Ignorance, Confusion, Hidden Facts, and Speaking for the God in her Mirror

Often times as Africans, we are betrayed by some of our own in their ignorance or limited understanding of concepts that are significant to our survival. Some of us are so confused by our changing culture and our history that we are captivated by all things foreign and all things white...

The God of Obasanjo and Fani-Kayode Versus God of Nigeria

In this article, I shall attempt to add my voice to his patriotic vociferation and make my own dialectic analysis on Femi Fani-Kayode, President Obasanjo and the God both of them claim to serve...

Oil Gas Industry Activity and the Niger Delta Environment: The Role of Environmental Law

Practically all stages and operations of oil & gas exploration and production are accompanied by undesirable discharges of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. They include many hundreds of individual hazardous compounds...

Free at last? Nigerian Artifacts may finally return home

Debunking persistent myths and showcasing that Africans had developed...

The Beautiful Game Is The Only Nigerian Vehicle

It’s only one vehicle bearing the legend “One Nigeria”...

Unknown Soldier: The Inglorious Generals

The sting in the comments by erstwhile British Prime...