Life Abroad

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...

‘Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi Emerges Councilor in West Thamesmead in the UK

A Nigerian woman 'Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi has won the election to become councillor for the West Thamesmead ward in the Royal Greenwich Borough of...

Envy of the World

Today I am in the business of identifying some of the men and women that shape America with their brains and talents and the power of their pen. I simply want to explore the role of the News Media in making the new Canaan the envy of the world...

A Little Self-Honesty

So you have now been in America awhile. Your child is enrolled in the local public school. You are now employed and possibly enrolled in school with hopes of improving your family finances. Everything looks good…except that your child just doesn't seem to be going along with the plan...

The Pros & Cons Of American Politics

Every time I think about contemporary American Politics and her Hip-hop Culture, I see nothing but the efficacy of the American Constitution and the Rule of Law, Capitalism at its best, Democracy at work, Freedom for all...

Why America Has To Be Seen And Accepted As The New Canaan Or The Promised Land

Even though, some people will tell you there is nothing better than home, my cumulative experience has shown me there can be a few places arguably better than home, and the new Canaan is decidedly one of them, if you ask for my honest opinion...

Why We Must Succeed Wherever We Are

The case of Nigeria is deeply saddening because the nation is not being destroyed by a natural disaster or by a military invasion by outsiders, rather it is irrationally destroyed by the very people who reside in it with the collaboration of external players who continue to eat the rotting flesh of the great blind and mute elephant of Africa.

From Grace to Grass and from a Field Marshall to a Spiderman

Those who argue that the World would never be the same again following the horrors of 9/11 in the Year 2001, cannot be more correct. That tragedy was an important watershed in world history, and more so for the shining City on the Hill, and the leader of the Free World...

The War on Terrorism — Does America Deserve Our Help?

The dominant feeling in Third World countries is that "Against the better judgment of the world America created this mess -- let them clean it up." It shouldn't be so...

George Bush The Second

George Bush is particularly lethal because he also has one critical factor going for him, that many are not aware of, and can do very little about even if they know. He almost always has Luck on his side, which can sometimes make the difference between life and death...

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Nigeria and the Emerging Economies

The buzz “Globalization” has redefined socio economic affairs in...

The Nigerian Presidency and the Igbo Nation

The chief plausible reason, as to why we do not yet have a Nigerian president of Igbo background, in my view, is simply psychological in nature...

Mother of all sacrifices: like China, like Nigeria

To win this impending battle against both our foreign and domestic imperialists, we should all support the ongoing government efforts. That is the only we can expect these enemies of Nigeria to be defeated...

Anatomy Of Naked Power

The tactics of naked power consist of catchy slogans, pretentious patriotism, pitching groups or tribes against each other, creating in-group–out-group divisions while putting on a façade of unity...

Nd’igbo Move On: The Destruction and Continual Rape of Igbo-land by Ndigbos

Some of these so-called Igbo leaders are fond of howling out “marginalization” but when they are given the opportunity to perform and serve the people, they perform disappointingly, unsatisfactorily and terribly...

The Nice Caring Guy!

He's the dream of every young, naïve and inexperienced girl who has not yet experienced a heart break. Even the more sophisticated, experienced and mature ones still end up with him now and then...

Worst Fashion Mistakes Of 2009

A lot of overweight women in their attempt to be sexy end up squeezing themselves into clothes that are ill fitting. This was a common sight in 2009. If you are in doubt, check the fashion pages of magazines published this year...

My List of Things to do Today

To all stay-at-home moms or dads, if your list bears any semblance to mine, don't worry, be happy!

Ghana-Must-Go Bags of Mass Destruction

The bag named Ghana-Must-Go is at the very root...

Shadow Government

Damn our "leaders" if they like it, damn them if they don't. The people have spoken. Enough of power vacuum, near constitutional crisis and over heating of the polity all due to the fact that the ruling party does not trust the Vice President...