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One or the Other
- By Sefi Atta
- Published Yesterday
- Religion & Philosophy
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I Bought a Book on Etiquette Today
- By Enitan Doherty-Mason
- Published Yesterday
- Miscellaneous
- Unrated
By Their Looks, You Shall Know Them
- By Vera Ezimora
- Published Yesterday
- Lifestyle & Fashion
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Why do Nigerian women think they look good with bright blonde wigs and weaves? A light skinned woman hardly looks good with a blonde weave, but a dark skinned woman looks worse...
'One Nigeria': To Be Or Not To Be? (4)
- By Bode Eluyera
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Do you want your ethnic group to be part of a country even if the probability of your ethnic group producing the president is practically equal to zero despite the fact that your contribution in terms of human and mineral resources is substantial?
Now 36 Years Old, Am I The Last Nigerian Virgin?
- By Felix-Abrahams Obi
- Published 05/6/2008
- Religion & Philosophy
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Though I am certain of receiving instant forgiveness and mercy from God if for any reason I engage in premarital sex or extra-marital sex any day, I am however not at liberty to do as my heart so wishes…
Americans: Descendants Of The Northern Cattle Rearers
- By Dele Oluwole
- Published 05/6/2008
- Africa & World
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I have observed that if an American politician desires to excel at the polls he must never thread on the path of gun ban debates, especially if he’s seeking votes to the white house…
The Shame Of A Nation
- By Ephraim Adinlofu
- Published 05/6/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
There are professors and there are ‘professors’. Can some one please tell me what Maurice Iwu is still professing at the INEC? I am really shocked by this man’s vaulting ambition…
Ojo Maduekwe And Nigerian Foreign Policy: A Dissenting Opinion
- By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
- Published 05/6/2008
- Nigeria Matters
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Tussling for Zimbabwe: Mugabe and the Neo-Colonialists
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 05/2/2008
- Africa & World
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While there is much to be admired about Mugabe, there is unfortunately, much also about him that is to be despised. Like many other leaders of the ‘sit-tight’ variety, he has an extraordinary propensity for ruthlessness...
Ibru, Soyinka, Maskin, Others Advocate Need for Human Capital Development In Nigeria
- By Uche Nworah
- Published 05/2/2008
- Business & Economy
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The need for government to introduce interventionist strategies aimed at developing human capital in Nigeria was the high point of discussions at the 2008 Oceanic Bank Global Leaders Forum...
“Nigerian Journalists, where are your cameras?”
- By Victor Nwora Aghadi
- Published 05/2/2008
- Miscellaneous
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The sudden passing of one of the doyens of legal education and vast array of jurisprudence in Nigeria, Prof. Jadesola Akande came to me as a rude shock...
Private Refineries? Never! Unless…
- By Les Leba
- Published 04/30/2008
- Nigeria Matters
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In the Nigerian context, newspapers do not enjoy greater intellectual respect than the Guardian, yet their editorial of the 24th April titled “The Proposed 2 Refineries” is a case in point of an unexpected shallow and simplistic evaluation of a serious problem…
Recent Articles
How I Found God In The Dissecting Room
- By Felix-Abrahams Obi
- Published 04/30/2008
- Religion & Philosophy
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Having been drawn to the theories of evolution and the concept of humanism, I began to doubt the existence of God and believed more in the Big Bang Theory. The Bible to me was a collection of fables and Jewish mythology…
Exorcising the Evil Curse of Oil Greed
- By Michael Oluwagbemi II
- Published 04/30/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Oil has retarded the ability of Nigerians of differing regions and differing talents to invest in far more rewarding activities other than angling for revenue allocations, graduating to become class valedictorians of the latest set of kidnappers, or yahoo boys...
What Counts Most
- By Ope Ajayi
- Published 04/30/2008
- Nigeria Matters
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Unfortunately for us in Africa, we do not value knowledge. We consume rather than produce. We buy rather than sell. We receive rather than give the reason for our poverty level. Poverty is a mentality; it is a state of the heart...
Nigeria, Now's the Time to Start
- By Victor Nwora Aghadi
- Published 04/30/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Recovering a stolen car in Nigeria is no less insurmountable than arresting murderers. The system is simply not set up to work…
The Gift Of Innocence
- By Felix-Abrahams Obi
- Published 04/30/2008
- Religion & Philosophy
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Chichi, my life is incomplete without you. Make haste, my princess and join the chariots that will ferry us out of this world into the courts of heaven…
Our “Misdiagnosed” Healthcare System
- By Abiodun Ladepo
- Published 04/28/2008
- Health
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I know too many Nigerian doctors, young and old, who come to the United States after being denied employment, pay raise or even promotion, take the requisite certifying Board examinations and pass in flying colors on their first attempt, and go on to become indispensable in their fields...
Gani: Salute to Courage
- By Uche Ohia
- Published 04/27/2008
- Interviews & Profiles
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Enigma, rebel, maverick, radical, eccentric, or nonconformist, it is not easy to find any one adjective that sufficiently describes Gani Fawehinmi...
‘One Nigeria’: To Be Or Not To Be? (3)
- By Bode Eluyera
- Published 04/27/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
The only way to put a stop to the squandering of our resources is to break away from the North and concentrate all our resources exclusively on our own development...
Waiting for God, Waiting for Rawlings
- By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
- Published 04/27/2008
- Nigeria Matters
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There will be no God and there will be no Rawlings. Nigerians, wherever they may be, must take back their Homeland. They must wake up and begin the journey to recapture their Motherland...
Talent Is Never Enough
- By Arukaino Umukoro
- Published 04/27/2008
- Sports
- Unrated
This is not just the summary of how Arsenal wasted their chance of becoming Premiership Champions for the 2007/08 season. It is a literary reminder of one of football’s most important lessons...
Campus Politics and Leadership Matter
- By Sunday Ogundugba
- Published 04/27/2008
- Education
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What students perceive of leadership is indeed wrong. Leadership to them is an opportunity to siphon money from union account for personal aggrandizement, a means of enriching oneself to the detriment of others...
In Defence Of Obasanjo
- By Ephraim Adinlofu
- Published 04/27/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
It is ridiculous for people to also call for OBJ's arrest and trial. How many of our past Heads of state have ever been arrested and tried? Did Babangida, when summoned, appear before the Oputa panel?
The Sacred Of Nigerian Traditional Values
- By L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu
- Published 04/27/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
We are learning the hard way that the nation and all life is protected, that we are all economically viable and reliable, that we are all related...
The Impact Of Energy And Global Food Crisis In Africa
- By Ossie Ezeaku
- Published 04/27/2008
- Africa & World
- Unrated
Reports indicate that food prices have increased the world over by 83%, and these have led to several protests around the globe by consumer advocates...
Yar'Adua, You Can Do It! – 10 Reasons Why You Can!
- By Gbenga Badejo
- Published 04/22/2008
- Nigeria Matters
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Mr. Yar’Adua, 130 million Nigerians are like a sea of witnesses cheering you to achieving the victory of uninterrupted power supply, the victory of security of life and property, the victory of lasting police reform, the victory of quality education and the victory of free and quality health for all...
Nigerians: A People and Their Migration Pattern
- By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
- Published 04/22/2008
- Life Abroad
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Every now and then, I come across Nigerians who were men and women of substance and great intellect when Nigeria was a hopeful land. These Nigerians reminiscence about a country, a culture and a political space that once was...
Our Woes: The Way Out
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published 04/22/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
The most glaring of the Nigerian malady is corruption. The type of corruption where Nigerians in positions of responsibility divert the money meant for the development of the country into private pockets...
Of Pyrrhic Tribunal Verdicts
- By Peter Claver Oparah
- Published 04/22/2008
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
I found everything wrong with the queer sense of justice behind most of the recent election tribunal judgments where offences were established and no offender identified...
