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...

Marital Infidelity, Divorce, And The Untold Story Of Nigerians Abroad

The rate of divorce among African immigrants, of which Nigerians are a sizable portion, is climbing to astronomical proportions...

Cricket's Trail

The first time I mentioned to Paul, my close friend, that I had just been pulled over by the police, he cocked his head to the left as though to say I was guilty of a felony...

Thinking About Checking Out of Nigeria? Read This First!

As you plan to return to Nigeria, the fact that it is easier to leave Nigeria rather than return to it hits you smack in the face.  Do you have a place of your own to which you could return?  If you do, does it meet the standard of living befitting of a person who had lived overseas for 30 years?

Nigerians in Diaspora: The Rescue Agenda

The year 2012 is gradually fading off.  It has been fatally uneventful especially for Nigerian masses. While some nations are recording success and breakthroughs in all areas of human developments, countries such as Nigeria continue to struggle...

The Right to Bear Arms vs the Right to life: The Balancing Test

The right to bear arms and the right to life need to be placed on an equal scale of justice in order to determine whether the governmental duty of preserving life of its citizens outweighs their constitutional given right to own weapons for whatever purpose and vice versa...

Sold Out: Black British Billionaires

The Rich List 2012 passed the test of prediction. I am yet to be formally declared a prophet. My confident intuition paid off. Pages after pages, I saw smiling white faces. Some caressing their yachts moored on the Pacific oceans. They look robust, real and ready. They look beautiful, bouncy, bright and brilliant. Why not? They are the risk-taking, movers and shakers of this sceptre isle called Britain...

Occupy Nigeria House New York, January 10 2012: A Personal Reflection

On New Year's Day, when Nigerians were celebrating the advent of another year, the government of Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan announced the removal of fuel subsidy.  This unpopular move which raised exponentially the cost of living for the common man was met with stiff resistance and led to widespread protests throughout the federation in what is now known as the Occupy Nigeria Movement...

An Open Letter To All Nigerians Living Abroad

Fellow Nigerians, there is nothing wrong with our land. It is rich, vast and fertile. Human beings have the ability to create ways to live better and even change the environment to suit their needs and wants. Amalgamation of the country is not our real problem...

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Obama wrong on Nigerians

President Barack Obama has every reason to be dismayed with the Nigerian state. The Nigerian daily, Next, scooped last week that Umaru Yar’Adua, who has occupied space in Aso Rock since May, 2007, was brain dead. A brain dead “leader” pretty much sums up Nigeria’s tragic story...

Good speech on “Democracy Day, 2023″ by President BAT: Not much has changed

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A Season of Kettles and Pots

Nigeria is a country where anything is seemingly possible;...

Osinbajo Foot Soldiers: Rise of Hungry Authors and Pseudo-Intellectuals

I have found myself at the centre of an...

Death Comes in the Morning

I know the Holy Book says that joy comes in the morning. But I wish to inform you that death comes in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening as well...

This Pope Has Fallen! Pope Benedict XVI Should Resign

Pope Benedict XVI should resign now, or he must endure squirms of contempt from the whole world over this unfolding pandemic of sex abuse by Catholic Church priests...

Making Roads Safer In Nigeria

Every Nigerian has the right to live, and work in safety. Every Nigerian has the right to walk, ride and drive on good and safe roads. This generation should not be wasted with increasing road accidents...

The Rot In NDDC: Beyond Titillating Tales From ‘Port Harcourt Girl’ And ‘Uyo Boy’

Nigerians are fond of turning very serious matters, even...

Elections In the Season of Fear

On Saturday (March 28, 2015), Nigerians will once again...

A Letter to Malam

Dear Malam, Congratulation on your well deserved victory as the...