Life Abroad

Peter Obi, The Nigerian Diaspora, And Propaganda

At the risk of sounding pessimistic, one could argue profoundly that Nigeria’s contemporary political atmosphere carries a systemic, tragic potential. This vulnerability is directly...

Japa Is Not In My Constitution

A lot of wannabes want to flee from Nigeria, but I am very different. The country turns me up and down anyhow such that one...

The Race To Expand Financial Access for Nigerians in Diaspora

In the race to build a secure, efficient and inclusive financial ecosystem for Nigerians globally, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with...

Moving to Nigeria: What to know and do (Part 2)

Some have taken the view that moving to Nigeria is for those who have acquired a lot of money from abroad and can afford to splash out...

An Open Letter to Sir Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group

Dear Sir Branson, if the world has any desire to survive the turbulent times, people like you should be studied as part of academic curriculum in schools and universities...

Nigerians: A People and Their Migration Pattern

Every now and then, I come across Nigerians who were men and women of substance and great intellect when Nigeria was a hopeful land. These Nigerians reminiscence about a country, a culture and a political space that once was...

Africans in the Diaspora: Tears and Cheers!

According to a World Bank report $3.3 billion was remitted home last year by Nigerians in the Diaspora who topped the list. Some 400 billion Naira approximately wired home is indeed a great feat and it goes to show how Nigerians take home seriously...

Moving To Nigeria: What To Know And Do!

Returning to settle in Nigeria is a brave decision. Once it has been made, there are a few things to put in place to make your homecoming experience a successful one...

My Bottled Water Smells Like Rotten Egg And Luciano Is Tripping!

Guys, I recently met someone oh! And no he isn’t Nigerian and I am not saying were he is from, and I will probably switch to Pidgin English in a few seconds, because I don’t think I want him stumbling on this article...

Pounded Yam In Vienna

I descended on the meal as though i had never ever eaten pounded yam before. I pounded the yam in my mouth with the ease of one who had been starved for weeks. Suddenly i was unable to follow or lead any coherent conversation, my concentration and attention were focused on the collapsing structure of the mountainous pounded yam in front of me...

I Don’t Expect You To Understand My Pain! I Don’t Really Care If You Don’t

I have said hello to someone today, and had to say goodbye the next day. It’s always the same painful feeling as I see their bodies in huge coffins buried in the dirt. They tell me strangers took them away, and these strangers have names...

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Orji Uzor Kalu: A Failed Second Term, And A Wobbling Presidential Ambition

A novice as Orji Uzor Kalu cannot afford to say that he is overtly sure of his ability to win the presidency come 2007. Despite the fact that he appears to be the only Igbo presidential aspirant at the moment (forget the comical show of one Chief Muscle), one knows that even with the pulling together of all Igbo votes, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu cannot see the presidency...

Pollution Issue: A Split Second Experience With Death

So this is how it typically ends when a fatal accident happens. No plans, no readiness for death and no goodbyes to loved ones. Who would raise my children? Would they be told I went to Heaven?

EFCC and the Federal Government Reforms

What the Federal Government is perhaps oblivious of is that the image of Nigeria and Nigerians is incessantly battered outside the shores of this country by the EFCC...

Trivalent Battle For Agodi Government House 1 of 7: The Genesis

The no issues, strictly personal gubernatorial conquest in Oyo state is a sign of hope for politics in Nigeria, and bad omen for governance in Oyo state...

Jos: Slaughter Capital of Nigeria

Removing the National Security Adviser is not enough. Heads of other relevant security agencies should also be sacked. Another reason to sack other security chiefs is the way and manner our President was smuggled inside the country like a thief...

Is the Conditional Cash Transfer feeding on the blood of the Poor?

In the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, we...

Insanity 2007

In the following lines are stories of spectacular successes and spectacular failures and flops of 2007...

Osun: When words betray the throne

By Akintunde Adewoye ​Power is not just a tool to...

Are Igbos Full Or Half Nigerians?

The recent appointment of Okiro as the new IG is a reflection of how the Nigerian state regards the Igbos...

Fake Intellectuals, Useless Patriots

Politics in Nigeria is like war because it is the most lucrative job in Nigeria. It is not impossible to see a man that made some moderate money from, say business, become stupendously rich once he's elected into political office...