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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...

A Hospital For Chima Ubani

In this sad season in Nigeria I got filled with so much joy when the news reached my end that Abia State Governor, Dr...

EFCC Annual Report: Olumhense Got It Wrong

It is not a common occurrence in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to respond to every unfriendly report about the anti-graft agency or its leadership...

Living On A Borrowed Life!

A day came. That day was a dark and dreary one. She was gone and the doctors had warned us. But the husband wouldn't give up his beloved wife...

The Power of Images and the Symbol on the Nigeria Vision 2020 Web Site

I visited the web site for Nigeria Vision 2020 today and was shocked at the image that stared back at me - the eye of a Caucasian person!

The Burden Of Tradition

Sometimes I lose myself in the uncertainty of my place in the world.  What set of traditions and customs in particular make me who I am?  If I abandon those customs and traditions will I still be who I am?

What Happened to the Nigerian Intellectual Class?

By the early to late 1990s, the society of Nigerian intellectuals had become mushy, clay-like, adulterated, corruptible, and puerile. It became a laughing stock...

Going Brrrrrrh on the Creative Side of Advertising

In present times, advertising via whatever means, has gone highly cerebral while scintillatingly appealing to all the senses of already captured or potential customers...

Urban Legends: Fooling the Rest of Us

In recent times, our mail boxes are inundated one time or the other with tons of urban legend messages that heed us to watch out for rat faeces-infested coke cans, poisonous spiders in airport conveniences or HIV-infected pins at cinema hall seats...

Congratulations To V.O Adefela At 70 The Celebrated “E in C” of The Famous NAN

"I do not regret returning to this country when I did. We had goals, we were encouraged by our vision of creating a better world. But I regret what Nigeria has turned into and how people are currently behaving..."

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Much Ado About A Certificate?

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Use Obama’s visit to Reclaim Leadership Role in Africa

Mr. Obama’s choice of Ghana as his only stop in his maiden trip to sub-Saharan Africa since assuming the American presidency has touched off a row in the region...

The Decline Of A People’s Cultures

The white missionaries who condemned as idolatry, the practice whereby animals, foods and money were offered as sacrifice, now turned around to request for the same items... They however branded their own requests under different titles such as offerings, tithes and harvest thanksgivings.

Princewill’s Choice in Jonathan: Retrospection on Zoning before 2011 Elections

Apart from being a crowned prince of the Amachree dynasty in the Kalabari Kingdom of Rivers State and also the 'new face of Rivers politics', as many people describe him as, Prince Tonye Princewill describes himself as a 'bridge builder'...

The Assembly of Elders

The word “Senate” originated from the Latin word, “senatus”...

UNGA at 80: A Step Towards Peace and Conflict Resolution

As we find ourselves navigating the complexities of the...

Jets, Killed Bills, And Other Pleasures Of Power

The major reason political races in Nigeria are marked by high voltage violence is that occupants of political offices see themselves, and are seen, as lottery winners...

The Impossible Death Of Dele Giwa

It has been 40 years since the satanic assassination...

Eurozone Politicians are Rejecting Austerity Measures unlike African leaders

France and Greece are electing politicians that have rejected austerity policies which African leaders gladly accepted in 80s and 90s...

The Big Reset: Why Nigerians Must Embrace the New Coalition — Even with “Old Faces” on Board

Ever since Nigeria began its bumpy journey to democracy...