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...

Of Obafemi Awolowo and Yemi Osinbajo

Obafemi Awolowo and Yemi Osinbajo were  both  born in the month of March. Awolowo on March 6 1909 and  Osinbajo, March 8 1957 respectively. Awolowo...

Of Donald Trump, Lagos State and Russia

Donald Trump President Elect of the United States, the world’s richest country and Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s Richest State, were both born on...

Between Russia and Nigeria: of Vladimir Lenin and Gani Fawehinmi

In 2002, Google's co-founder opined that Russia is Nigeria with Snow because of the problem of corruption. Perhaps he could have said Russia is...

India, Ile Ife and Africa

There are  strange developments between Nigeria and India, particularly as it concerns  the ancient city of  Ile Ife in Nigeria. Pandit Nehru was born on...

German Physics and Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, Lagos

The then recognised head of German Science, the German Physicist Max Planck, once jested that those born in 1879 were especially pre-destined for Physics....

Chris Ononose’s Demise, A Compelling Lesson For Us


"To live in the heart of the beloved one is not to die." The earthly celebration of our bosom friend to eternity is very painful!...

Of the UK and Edo State

There are interesting developments between  the United Kingdom (UK) and  Edo State. Tony Blair, ex-British Prime Minister and ex-leader of the New Labour Party as...

Of Abraham Lincoln and Obafemi Awolowo

There appears to be strange developments between the United States and Nigeria, particularly as it concerns Abraham Lincoln and Obafemi Awolowo. Abraham and Obafemi have...

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The End of Orthodox Medicine?

Unknown to many, there are spiritual impediments to wellness and wholesomeness. Before you were born and unknown to you, your parents may have initiated you into all forms of foundational bondages, especially ancestral linkages with negative demonism...

The Calamity Of An Endangered Profession…

There is no way anyone can tell me that the greatest nations of the world as at today and yesterday are in any way better endowed or strategically positioned than our dear native land, Nigeria...

What Is Wrong With The Black Man?

The black man has lost respect for his person and has such sacrificed respect even amongst his peers. We traded our kinfolks and then whined about slave trade...

Africa has a market size worth over $900 billion

As opposed to the tag of poverty that is traditionally slammed on Africa, Africa is a rich continent, richer than people think...

The Damage Controller-in-Chief

George W. Bush knows that for him to win in November he needs to urgently address the three important "M" in American Politics, namely Money, Message and Momentum. He is aware he is currently losing the last two, but has more than won the first "M" which is cash...

Nigeria: Arms Procurement and Its Diplomatic Implications

In recent weeks, it’s been a kind of "Jaw...

Churchill College Celebrates Abiola Irele

The legendary Harvard Professor of African and African American Studies and Romance Languages and Literatures, Abiola Irele, recently turned 70. Wumi Raji reports…

Time for Dress Code for Nigerian Women

We must agree on one thing before we proceed in our all important piece today.  Should women be clothed as human beings?

Is Nigeria Worth Saving?

It is true that Nigerians as a people have a far way to go to achieve the fluid identity that we associate with the Americans or Russians, but it is also not true that Nigerians have not developed a distinct, common identity in their hundred plus years in one form of union or the other...

Memo to the Nigerian Street

You and I know how we got to this sorry pass...I don’t need to bore you with stale news about your condition. Nigeria is happening to you daily. You are a living embodiment of this hell...