When a typical African Head of State or Head of Government come to the US, a low-level officer from the State Department receives him or her. The White House doesn’t even consider African countries partners. We do not fall within America’s strategic interest…
The powers that be at Aso Rock have decided to deal with the evils of today, and abandon a policy of containment that has failed repeatedly in the past five years…
At independence the Northern region was given more seats in parliament than the two Southern regions put together. This meant that no meaningful governmental decision affecting Nigeria could be taken without the consent of the North. Southern rulers belatedly began to appreciate that Northern politicians were not as naïve as they thought…
The young men used to call her Itiri, a local word for darkness. They called her Itiri because her skin was unusually dark, surpassing the blackness of a moonless night. Being darker than midnight, her figure remained outlined in a visible silhouette long after everyone else’s had blended with the West African nightfall…
How would anyone like to see the charred remains of his father, mother, uncle or cousin on television? What is the voyeuristic newsworthiness in the body parts displayed on screen by AIT and perhaps, by other broadcasters?
The world is watching how we do things in our third world country, especially with the crash of the 737 Bellview airliner. Fine, we lack the technology to locate the crash site and all that in good time, but the management of information on the accident amongst other things leaves much to say…
Tell me, what is it you want that I have not given you? What is it that I have not done for you? You are with me practically 24/7, so you cannot possibly say I abandon you…
I have no qualms offending God. I really don’t; but to offend the tax office, the police, or the immigration folks? Please don’t! That would be suicidal. No matter what you do, please be honest with those folks. Otherwise, they will turn your life upside down. They will make your life a living hell…
Today, most people are wont to draw parallels between female bankers and the nation’s swarm of unprincipled actresses, and between the banking industry and the scummy pond we call our home video industry…
Is it really wishful thinking to actually believe I would end up with my dream man? If God could create King Solomon full of wisdom, Daniel full of faith, David full of courage, Joseph full of generosity, and Jesus full of love, then why not a Nigerian man full of Vera’s dreams?
She tells me she likes me. That she loves me. That I make her laugh. She likes it when I sponge and towel her. She tells me I reside in her soul, that she dream of me at night and daydream about me in her waking moments. I send her roses…