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...

Lawyers: Social Engineers who save lives

Being a lawyer is no trite affair. Being a black lawyer is a big deal. Now being a black male lawyer is even a...

Interracial Relationships are Normal in Wales

It was my first time in Cardiff, Wales. And I hadn't been back in the United Kingdom since I was a kid. My childhood...

A Synopsis of How Trump Won A divisive Election in US

"You Asked For It" - A popular TV shows in the 80s. This brief message goes to this writer, the American press and other Democrats...

Concussion (2015 film) is a Nigerian

Poser: How many Hollywood movies have been made about the lives and achievements of Nigerians who have made one impact or the other on...

As We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Memorial Day

In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s day celebration on Monday, January 18th, 2016, It is imperative to allay the fears of Nigerians...

Being an African in America Circa 2014

I am a Nigerian who has been living in America since I could spell the words “puberty” and “adolescence;” I am therefore more than...

Diaspora Scam

If your e mail address is accessible on the internet, you must be tired of reading varieties of spam mails on a daily basis...

Nigerians In America: How (NOT) To Raise Our Children

What obtains in Nigeria obtains in the US, albeit with slight modifications.  You do not need monkey-like summersaults before raising your child in God’s ways.  You cannot allow your children to be so spoilt to the point that they become incorrigible and constitute permanent liability to you...

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Much Amiss

Who made Chris Uba, a man without proper education, profession, skill or finesse, “an elder and veteran politician” in Anambra State? How did he get access to Asorock? How could he wiggle out time to see the President while his betters in every conceivable way have to wait on the list?

The Death of Human Capital

A candidate during the last presidential elections once campaigned for teachers to be the most highly-paid workers in the country. This might seem like a big joke for any dimwit that is ignorant of the indispensability of teachers...

King of the Jungle

I will not abide by the UN resolutions. I am going ahead to screw you and I dare you not to abide by the Geneva Convention...

Brainstorming the uniqueness of American Politics

It is sensational to see America the beautiful from the air and to observe its sheer size, and those wonderful highways and their network of fly overs, not to talk of the sheer beauty of American cities at night power...

Nigeria Elects First Female Speaker!

It is heartwarming to learn that Nigeria’s National Assembly has been inaugurated to begin a new term alongside the new president of Nigeria, President Yar’Adua. It is particularly exciting to note the gender agenda progress that has been made since 1999...

Sovereignty, Economic Security, Obama's visit, Jonathan, 2011 Elections and Development of Nigeria: Correlation (2)

The Americans and British, through their cabals in Nigeria, have chosen our presidents for us since 1960. The United States in particular through its secret service, the C.I.A., with annual budget running into trillions of dollars...

State Power: Concerned or Callous

Nigeria's crumbling state cannot be patched together overnight. For decades, Nigerian leaders neglected citizen participation in government and shunned economic liberalization. Instead, they nationalized the country's oil industry to fund extravagant social spending...

Land Grabs In New Scramble For Africa Global Food Security Implications

How can anyone, especially an African on the African continent, argue that Slavery and colonialism were beneficial to Africans, despite the immutable evidence of the horrors, brutalities and inhumanity meted upon Africans, victims of slavery and colonialism...

First Date Sex

A lady’s virtue or otherwise should not be judged on how soon or how late she allows a man to have sex with her...

My Biggest Secret

My father had been diabetic and because he was not particularly a man of some means, the disease wore him out. My father became paralyzed losing the use of most of his sense organs...