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...

Attending University Abroad…

No responsible person or government would encourage her people to go out if the schools in the country are in good shape. You don't have Americans, the British, the Canadians and Egyptians attending school here in Nigeria...

A Nation of Two Laws

You might have heard that you live in a nation of laws; America is supposedly a nation of the rule of law. Unfortunately this is not entirely true. In this nation they have two laws. They have one law for the super rich and one law for the common man...

Dummy Guide For Nigerians Travelling Abroad

Soon, it might become a requirement for visitors to the United Kingdom to have evidence of health care insurance before getting a visa...

In a Way…It Happened This Monday

We meet to talk about things, we talk about the kind of things friends and lovers talk about: life and ideas and aspirations and fears and the light in our heart. You know, it is really easy to talk to someone you feel affection for...

Would You Consider Yourself Successful?

"I sometimes wonder whether those of us who are in the academic world are not wasting our time doing what we do best. We toil and toil and toil all in the name of advancing knowledge…all for what…$50-75k a year?"

S.O.S! Bring Back Sani Abacha!

I am thinking that when the soldiers come back to loot, er, rule, we now have something to keep them in line. If they start misbehaving and stealing, we will say to them, if you are not careful, we will invite the pro-democracy movement back to Aso Rock! Heh! Heh! Heh! Heh! That should put the fear of God in their thieving heads! I still have my placards...

Nigeria Is Where the Heart Is

I have on occasions witnessed people sob, or become misty-eyed, when they speak of how much they miss friends and family and the community grew up in. They may grumble about this and that and about everything that is socially, politically and economically wrong with Nigeria; still, they'll tell you how much they miss home...

Broke in America

You are broke, and all you need is a helping hand but there is none. Blessed Jesus! It is in times like this when "America will show you her true color."

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An Epitaph for Pa Adesanya

In an era when the virtues of honesty and consistency have been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, in a polity where mediocrity and sycophancy have become the best qualifications for leadership, Adesanya was a beacon of hope...

Dangerous Ships!

Arrested and abandoned ships, which are rotting away at the defence jetty at CMS, pose an environmental as well as health risk to the Nigerians who conduct their businesses at that vicinity...

Nigeria's Primitive Elections: Where Are The Western Democracy Defenders?

The New York Times editorial, "Nigeria's Imperiled Elections" published on 11th April 2007, clearly highlighted the open secret that most western media and their governments only moan about democracy when it suits their selfish interests...

Speaking Truth to Power: ‘Send Down Dollars’

Another instance of their being more to Lagos other than show is a man named Raji Babatunde Fashola SAN, the governor Lagos State.  While other governors concentrate on their skin tone and appearance he devotes his time to the appearance of Lagos and its infrastructure...

My Diversified American Life

I may cross the seven rivers and seven seas and traverse the highest mountains. At heart, I'll always be a simple country boy who loves moonlight folktales and McDonalds' fries....

July 29 1966 On My Mind: Did General Aguiyi-Ironsi Deserve To Die? (Part 2)

Ironsi’s Role In The January 15 1966 Coup The evidence...

What Obasanjo Will Say

I wasn't given the opportunity to actualize my dreams for Nigeria. Detractors fought my agenda with impish zeal. They worked against me and my government, trying at all times to defocus my government...

Persian Gulf War 2: Political and Military Minefields

Each day that passes without the collapse of the Iraqi regime is viewed by more people as a brilliant and courageous Iraqi defensive strategy...

Kitchen and Bedroom Politics In the Villa

The Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari, is a combination...

Dilemma of a Texan…A Decent Nigerian

I have always enjoyed reading barbs and cutting-remarks about Republicans. This president happens to be a Republican; and Republicans, as far as I can tell, never seem to be able to get anything right...