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As long as the basic problems in Nigeria are not addressed, I see no compelling reason for any rational and well-meaning Nigerian leader to be taking our people on a wild goose chase to Space. What of simple things like educating our people and children to appreciate the symbolism of our National Anthem and National Flag?
The first and most feasible option for African countries is sure as medicine but slow as death coming! It is simple- good governance, coupled with the strengthening of the democratic institutions of our blessed continent…
It is refreshingly different and a welcome relief to witness a Nigerian Public Intellectual of Paul Mamza’s stature discuss a Nigerian patriot, even though General Idiagbon is no longer with us…
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…
Niger is half the size of Texas but about twice the size of France. The country is bordered by Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali and Nigeria. Yet in times of dire need none of these countries came to her aid. None of the aforementioned countries came to her aid until children and women started dying and the nation was severely devastated. But of course that is the story of Africa…
I have actually seen a picture of President Obasanjo among presidents and prime ministers of other African countries, with President Obasanjo as the only one in African attires, resplendent, elegantly and glamorously so!
As a people desirous of unity and progress for our nation, we don’t have to be at some elaborate national confab before we learn to confront issues head-on and without mincing words or beating about the bush. We need to accept that during the abominable military era, justice and equity were willfully trampled by the military leaders more so, those of them who hailed from a certain geographical section of our nation…
There was this crazy white man stationed in my village. Please don’t ask me what he was doing there; I don’t know and I don’t want to lie to you. All that I remember now is that he was with some oil company. He was a terror. He went round the village at odd hours with his tobacco and cigar in his mouth, spitting all over the place, insulting the elders, and swearing at us the youths…
It is often said, with some measure of accuracy, that one out of every four Africans is a Nigerian. That statement acknowledges the dominant role and activities of Nigerians in the African Continent. There is no doubt that our country has had more than her own fair share of the rotten eggs, crooks and deviants who often tarnish the good image of our country. The good news, however, is that such deviants are nearly always in the minority…
I do not know how it happened, but since he commenced work as the Nigeria’s Chief Cop, I have never been able to shake off the stubborn feeling that Mr. Ehindero may indeed represent a healthy and edifying surprise in the Nigeria Police, if the regime that appointed him would allow him free hand to duly police the country…