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...

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...

This Year's Thanksgiving Food For Thought

Whether we make progress or retrogress as a nation is all a factor of the choices we make for our country. We stand to make progress if we embrace competition and change and work extremely hard to attain it. We can do it if we try.

Dilemma of a Texan

What has the new global power structure done to America? The American ego has been deflated despite the fact that the most powerful nation may still profit economically from Bush’s adventures in Iraq...

American Blues, Globalisation And The Fate Of Nigerians In The Diaspora

The hitherto lucrative white-collar jobs in the U.S. are not only fast becoming endangered species but also are fast becoming nonexistent. What does all these portend for those Nigerians who have shipped their families here in the hope of pursuing an American dream for their children?

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....

Nigerian veterans gather in Bristol

Ike Anya attended a symposium on Nigerian Arts and Crafts organised by the Nigerian Field Society, UK Branch. A report...

America, Palestinians, And The State Of Israel

The state of Israel must know that by their treatment of the Palestinians, and by their supercilious treatment of all those who oppose and or criticize them - that God's promise may not come to pass...

Afrofest In The Park

Nadine’s enthusiasm for Africa would shame most Nigerians. We are so much into being other people that we lose all sense of identity. We would rather embrace the artificial and empty cultures imposed on us by the mass media than seek answers in our own culture, music, and arts…

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God's Rights, Women's Rights, Human and Democratic Rights

Traditionally speaking and otherwise, God can never change. However, some Devil-incarnates like this woman are changing Godly rules for their undefined Human Rights and Democratic Rights...

If I Have To Teach A Dyslexic

Dyslexic children are a little hard to come by in my part of the world and I guess this is why I've not run into one yet...

Will Obasanjo Explode Yar’Adua’s Anti-Graft Balloon?

For the past few weeks now, Nigerians have witnessed with utter disbelief details of the worst form of heartless plunder this nation had ever witnessed, perpetrated with utmost impunity and even fanfare, under the direct supervision of Obasanjo...

Jonathan, Obasanjo And Alcohol

In actuality, all of our democratic leaders have been recruited and put into office by tribal and political warlords. Jonathan is the latest stooge occupying our national centre stage...

Ribadu’s Progressive Mistake

It is only a fool that will keep doing the same thing, and expect a different result… so paraphrased goes that wise saying. I cannot but come off with that conclusion on hearing of former EFCC boss Mallam Nuhu Ribadu declared intention to run for the nation’s highest office...

Who Will “History” Honor?

Obasanjo by virtue of history and opportunity should stand tall among all Nigerian past leaders if he did right by the people...

Out of Nigeria

Life abroad has given me security of life and limbs. The fear of being wasted by ubiquitous red-eyed monsters we call armed robbers are gone forever. ..

Despite Democracy Here, Rotten Deals Threaten

President Umaru Yar’adua, though on the right track with his anti-corruption stance, can never condone these unfaithful serving Nigerians among us. I am relieved over the sack of the Health Minister on that note...

How To Find Hope In A Hopeless Situation

New Year, new wahala! Everywhere you look, its doom and...

Death by Petrol Tankers: Enough is Enough

On Sunday, August 15, at the Otedola Millennium Estate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, no fewer than 40 people lost their lives and about 25 vehicles were damaged in an inferno caused by a petrol tanker...