Miscellaneous

The Death Penalty For Fakers And Forgers

A dangerous, corrosive wind of fakery, forgery, and identity misrepresentation is currently hovering over Nigeria, threatening to tear down the country's moral, institutional, and...

Bart Nnaji, Okey Ndibe & African Commentary Magazine

“Publishing is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.” -...

Akin Ogunbiyi: 64 years of quiet conviction

Saturday, September 12, was a special day for the family, friends, and well-wishers of Dr. Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, as the charming leader marked the...

After India comes Nigeria?

There are strange developments between Nigeria and India. India has a population of 1.36 Billion and the Nigerian Leader being the head of the...

Of Dele Momodu and the Future of the Black Race

I do not know how Dele Momodu arrived at the name “Pendulum” for his column in the THISDAY newspaper. You can use a Pendulum...

Before it is too late

There are individuals who have contributed immensely to making the world a better place, some of whom even after death we cannot forget their...

Our World Needs Healing: Remembering Michael Jackson, the Emperor of Rhythms

The concept of the Judeo Christian God is that of an almighty who is Love and Justice. He is not selfish or unkind. That...

Of Einstein, April and Nigeria: Morrison, Soyinka, Obasanjo and Adichie

The Theoretical Physicist, Albert Einstein, described as the greatest Scientist of the 20th century, passed away on April 18, 1955. 63 years ago. Certain...

Uncanny Coincidences: Of U.S. Presidents and Nigerian Politicians

Can political events happening in the United States be used to explain events in Nigeria? There are some interesting developments between the United States...

Of Einstein, Soyinka, the Six Chikes, Germany and Theoretical Physics

On March 1 1983, 35 years ago, at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, the Germans, through the Goethe Institute, also known...

Rivers APC Hails Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi at 53

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the former governor of Rivers State and present Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon....

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Ibori et al and the Shameless Ones among Us

Ibori's ordeal looks like a replay of the Bayelsa story told above. But it's more shameful since he successfully evaded the Nigerian legal system, slipped off EFCC, and was bold enough to seek his party's presidential ticket...

Of Babaism And Election Language

A speech by a leader or one who aspires to lead should galvanize: it should inspire confidence in all who listen to it and chart a course of hope in an otherwise hopeless situation...

Amaechi, Contractors and the Future of Rivers State

Amaechi seemingly did not tighten up how contracts were awarded in Rivers State. He might say that it was not in his office to award contracts, but since this concerned his government, the criteria with which contracts were awarded then to mostly indigenes, were not committed to assiduous supervision...

Revisiting Nigeria’s political trajectory

The political formation, which eventually secured Nigeria’s independence, was...

The Return Of Aladin

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima interviewed Aladin, Nigerian musician based in Austria. Aladin spoke on the reason for his migration, the reception in Austria, his home coming to Nigeria in August, his Bulgarian wife and three children and the release of his new cd…

Waiting on Buhari

Everything in and about Nigeria is in a waiting...

Bestride Keyamo’s Jungle and Kanu’s Zoo

Unwittingly, Nigeria keeps owning up to all its many...

A Century of Notorious Scam Mails and Fraudsters

Internet scams are various and rife. They are also ingenious and dangerous. Scam is scandalous, a ruin to the nation and humanity. In order to combat the internet fraud and threat, security companies have been pushing to develop new protection models...

Doing The Write Thing

As a beginning author like me with zero name recognition in the publishing or author circuits, getting a reputable publisher to sign you on is like asking for Zuma Rock to be relocated to Owerri...

Child Rearing – Figments of the Imagination and the Reality of Discipline among Nigerian Parents

It is important for all who serve the role of parents to continue to examine our thinking in the context of our reality while carefully inviting one another to explore alternate ways of thinking about parenting...