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...

Nigerians and the Limits of the Divine Alibi

This is no breaking news. Surely, keen observers of the Nigerian space and species would have observed our undisguised national penchant for passing bucks...

Going Back To Lagos Weekend With Wakabout

Surprise is the word for Lagos. My brother Isidore left our House of Hunger in Ikate, Surulere, Lagos one mid-morning in search of a job....

Soba Oyeleke, Osun Government and the Tourism Sector

Flowery words are oftentimes appropriate but then, they are generally not the fulcrum main messages. Whichever way, the message must not be lost on...

NYSC@50 – NYSC And National Crisis

The recent nationwide upsurge in ethnic militia nationalism or gangsterism and its attendant violence which no doubt is the inevitable offshoot of transferred aggression...

Curbing The NAICOM Cartel And Its Cut-Throat Motor Insurance

As last year drew to a close, the 58 insurance firms in Nigeria under the umbrella of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) served notice...

Monica Anwuli Mgbor: Author, Academic & Virtuous Woman of God

Most women known to be beautiful are hardly humble or caring or kind. Several years ago though, I met one, a very beautiful lady,...

True Definition of Politics of Dilemma in Rivers State

A dilemma is when you leave Amaechi and APC to join Wike and PDP only to realize that Wike has sacrificed his party candidates...

I See ‘Mcphilips Arts And Educational Foundation’ Achieving Global Recognition – Mrs. Nwachukwu

Mrs. Tyna Mcphilips Nwachukwu is the Director General of the Mcphilips Arts and Educational Foundation which was launched in Lagos in May 2022. In this interview with Nigerian journalist and writer, UGOCHUKWU...

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Architecture In The 21st Century Nigerian Economy: The Way Forward

Political instability, corruption and poor micro-economic management have been the major causes of the decline in the almost famous Petroleum-Rich Nigerian economy...

It is very annoying…

Our budgeting system in both the federal and state levels have become a joke. It is skewed heavily towards recurrent expenditures to sustain the exuberant and extravagant lifestyle of our leaders; their madness...

Even if Ebonyi has no Male Child…

Most Nigerians would readily lavish praise on the governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu, because of the glowing pictures often presented by the Nigerian media about his administration. Thisday Newspaper in particular cannot deny its culpability in this mother of all frauds...

Edo 2012: Time To Stop Anenih!

During the Babangida kleptocratic regime in the early 90's the late Anini, an illiterate from then Bendel State, was terrorising the notorious state staging dare-devil robbery operations, sending letters in advance to his targets and sharing his loot with market-women and commoners on the street of Benin City!

First Ladies: An Unnecessary Evil?

I am mindful that a decent and honourable man never criticises wives of other men...

A Preliminary Statement On The ICC Indictment on Omar Al Bashir

Permit me to present these views as stated hereunder in connection with the warrant for the arrest of Sudan's President, Omar al Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur...

From U.S.A with Love: Conclusion

It was a call from Naija and the voice on the other end was urgent and frantic: please send money right away, uncle Faster is in serious trouble. He was arrested yesterday. I hung up the phone while the caller was still talking and cursed the evil spirit that made me answer that call...

Jonathan and the end of a honeymoon

Those handling Goodluck Jonathan better tell him that this week marks the end of the honeymoon phase of his “acting presidency.”

2011 Election Results: Nigerians are brainless?

An argument yesterday allegedly broke out at the Jimeta market, following the announcement of electoral results for Adamawa State. Apparently PDP supporters regarded CPC supporters as sore losers when they wouldn’t stop booing as results came in not favoring them...

Beautiful Nonsense

A housewife once believed she could tell if her husband was seeing another woman during the day by noticing the difference in the length of his tie on leaving in the morning and on returning in the evening. So one day, her husband returns and she notes the tie is a very different length from what it was when he left in the morning. She was very upset and accused her husband of having a mistress...