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...

Reparations: The New Battle Lines

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

Dying In America

Where would you like to die?

Nice Costume!

You're calling my "bottom portmanteau" a halloween costume?

Cooking The Books

Is Bush afraid of the eventual outcome of the revelation of corporate fraud in America?

Celebrating Freedom

In all other cities it was the sight of patrol officers, sniffer dogs and F-16 jet hovering over the skies and watching over thousands of people that marked the hot July 4th celebration.

Unacceptable Levels

Dioxin is potentially carcinogenic and is toxic to the immune and reproductive systems. It has been linked to endometriosis and lower sperm counts for men. It also breaks down the immune system.

Changing U.S. Immigration Laws

The Justice department has fine-tuned the legislation that will make it easier to immediately deport those that stay beyond the period in their visa or fail to report periodically or commit any criminal offence.

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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?

Nigerians: The Desperate Attempt to Go Into Exile

Today’s Nigeria does not even resemble the Nigeria of the 1960s and 70s. Optimism has faded. In so many ways, one feels sorry for the next generation. To think we are not leaving a better life and a better legacy for them is just so painful...

The Man Refuses To Die!

The fingertip of Esau, the voice of Jacob touched...

How To Respond To A 419 Scam Letter From Nigeria

I wish you could be here to see these fellows who send you letters of urgent business proposals. They are school drop outs, unemployed graduates, homeless tramps and victims of government insensitivity...

Biafra, Tribalism and the Nigerian State – How “Our” Dreams can be Realized

The Biafra war was an eye opener for the minority ethnic groups that have previously complained about domination by their much more republican, enterprising and educated neighbors. The Biafran attempt to annex Brass, Bonny and other Niger Delta areas drew the revulsion of the fractionalized ethnic groups of this area...

What About Bird Flu?

Pay a visit to Onipanu market in Lagos and see for yourself how vulnerable Nigeria is to this virus, and how unconcerned the authorities are about the dreaded pandemic that is chilling the spine of the rest of the world...

Patriotism and Dora Akunyili’s Squealers

It takes a sophisticated degree of disingenuousness for anybody to refuse to understand that the greatest impediment to the Nigerian brand – if there is any - is the Nigerian state symbolized by the Federal Government and Aso Rock...

April Fools (11): Attack Of The Clones

I remember the rains. I remember the cold as I stood in the rain waiting to exercise my franchise. I remember a beautiful rainbow of umbrellas all over Lagos, as voters waited to cast their ballot; it is the symbol of hope to which I cling...

APC: A Nest of Liars

Wole Soyinka once described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

On Trump’s $600m Fighter Plane Sale to Nigeria

The international media has being agog, in recent weeks,...