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...

Are You Loving Your Child or Raising a Brat?

A typical American child of a typical American parent cannot be raised entirely on the basis of African culture simply because the parent is a diplomat or immigrant in an African society. The same goes for an African parent and an African child in a country in the western world.

Cloning and the Rest of Us

I wonder why these scientists and researchers have not been able to find out how the stem cells can help cure millions of Africans infected with the HIV/AIDS...

Life In America: Ring Around The Roses

"Daddy! Daddy!" she shrieked, "The bus ride was bumpy!" Man, I really would have loved a bumpy bus ride to my primary school, FIVE miles from what passed as my home...

Ring! Ring!

A voice on the phone in the middle of the night: Call Nigeria! Call home! Call Now!

This Place We Call Home

We need to go back to the way we were raised. We learnt respect for our elders, obedience and the value of a good upbringing. Above all, we learnt about the important things in life...

The Baby Died…

If you hear tomorrow that I've been struck down by lightning, here's why...

Life in America: Rising Sun

My father died for somebody's dream of one Nigeria. Every morning he would go out to fight. And every morning my mother would cry. One day my father did not return, felled by the bullets of the thug that has Ikeja International Airport named after him. I am the new warrior, ashes born of the massacre in Asaba...

Reparations: The New Battle Lines

George Bush does not want to hear of reparation or apology for slavery...

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Building a Successful Business From Web Trends

The way business is done today is quite different from what it used to be several years ago. Successful businesses that have stood the test of time are those that have always followed the trend...

PPA Exhumes Chapter Over Kalu’s Political Relevance

How can somebody who called himself a party chairman in a state like Abia not be able to coordinate the party very well? His lack of political dexterity has culminated in thugs storming PPA’s meetings and kidnapping some party faithfuls...

Terrorism for Terrorism's Sake

It is a fact, painful as it is, that most of today’s calamities are borne out of yesterday’s inanities. What is worse is the fact that we are all in some way or the other continuously plotting tomorrow’s catastrophes...

The Pursuit of Money

I am jealous of rich people, especially the really wealthy people. Having never been a rich or wealthy person, I cannot imagine how it feels to live one’s life free from everyday financial restrictions and challenges...

Branding: A Prerequisite for Successful Outcomes for Persons, Companies and Nations

Why do most people on earth refer to every photocopying machine as a Xerox? Why do we refer to every internet search effort as Google it? Why is every detergent in Nigeria called OMO?

Selling the Nigerian Politician

Ever since President Goodluck Jonathan announced to his friends on Facebook that he was going to seek nomination of his party to run for president, the battle seemed to have been also transferred online. The missing link, however, remains the way many of the politicians who joined the social media bandwagon use such platforms to engage the voters...

Wanted! Men of Persuasion

Self-starter, motivated, good communication skills and a team player. This is the common requirement posted in job adverts. To be a team player is considered an asset. You must be able to fit in, flow with the current, and dance to the tune played by the majority regardless of your own conviction...

I am Going Back to America

I love my country, I love Nigeria. But regrettably, love, nationalism and patriotism are not enough. It is not defeat, but pragmatism and common sense...

Africa: What Obama Won’t Do For Us

Africans are free to be optimistic about how well an Obama presidency will mean to the continent. But we must also keep our expectations of him to as close to reality as possible...

That PDP Dollarized Primary and the Renewed Campaign Against Vote-Buying

After the Ekiti governorship election, where it was bested...