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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…


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

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

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

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

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

Enigma, rebel, maverick, radical, eccentric, or nonconformist, it is not easy to find any one adjective that sufficiently describes Gani Fawehinmi...

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...

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

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

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

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?

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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