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...

Africa's Day In Calgary (2)

Poor kid, probably thinking Africa is on another planet and you guys must have travelled in a space ship to get here…in my days as a child, all we knew about Africa were the animals…

Welcome to Nigeria, Aunty

No our police don’t work for the government or the people. They are self employed. You’re thirsty? When we go out to change your Dollars to Naira, we will buy you pure water…

The Random Thoughts of a Tiny Man

Excuse me, the plane will not take off unless you fasten your seat belt and switch off that phone…Why do Nigerians ring up friends to inform them the plane is about to take off?

Going To Meet The Man

First I heard of McGreevey, I was just arriving the United States and he was giving Christie Whitman a lot of sleepless nights...

Gone To Meet The Man

First I heard of McGreevey, I was just arriving the United States and he was giving Christie Whitman a lot of sleepless nights...

Welcome to America, My Brother

"No, you cannot drive my car; you have no driver’s license." "I don’t need a driver’s license to drive! I have been driving in Lagos For good ten years without a license"

The Mosquito Palaver

Nigerians in America are not threatened by the West Nile Virus. What variety of American Mosquito will kill a Nigerian where the elephant-like ones in Nigeria did not succeed?

An Introductory Addiction

In Nigeria, we specialize in sending the youngest ones around to buy the smoke and beer...

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Astonishing! So He Rose Up!!!

Yes. And a resounding yes that the Lord got...

Fela the Spirit @ 24

Let's just begin by stating that Fela the Spirit...

Public Diplomacy

President Obasanjo, while I admire some of your good attributes in government, would it not be advantageous to come out to say openly and to clear all the fuss like someone once said; if drafted you would not run, if nominated, you would not contest...

For God Loves a Cheerful Giver

Envy is toxic. There are things I love about...

Smuggling In Idi-Iroko, A Way Of Life

‘’Everything you call illegitimate is legitimate here in Idi-Iroko’’, a source who did not want to be named insists. According to him, what takes place in Idi-Iroko is a mere reflection of what happens at the high seas where a lot of illegal oil bunkering takes place...

EIA Process for WAGP Project: Concerns over Compliance with Policies and Applicable National Regulations

The flawed EIA process for the on-going WAGP is not an isolated case. It is a confirmation of the EIA practice in Nigeria, which is characterised by corruption and infraction of environmental legislation and regulations...

The Pros and Cons of Political Debates in Nigeria

For the purpose of this short write-up, I have...

Pornography And Its Discontents

Pornography happens to women. It thrusts on them an insulting view of their social roles, generating a feeling of gender and sexual inferiority. It is a concrete way of changing someone into something...

Conversations With My Mom!

I sat still taking tutorials on selfless love from my ageing mother. A lesson borne out of her experiences in life, a pot-pourri of triumphs laced with much pain and sorrow...

Will Nigerians Again Win International Literary Prizes?

The last time any Nigerian won an international prize...