Chains by any other name would still hurt as much. As a person I am a cautious optimist on “project Nigeria”, although it is one that I put my whole heart on, despite the counsel of a statesman who once… Read More ›
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The Nigerian Child; No Be Today By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
Have you held a conversation with a 10-year-old Nigeria boy or girl, have you tried to talk about anything Nigerian from economy, to politics or the socio-psychological framework with a teenager.
On ASUU, Students And Our Educational Quagmire By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
The kind of debates we had then or the quotations you have to search for in the library just to speak at SRC meeting or congress when there was no google o! O su mi o. Wale Fatade
Needless Furore Over JAMB Cut-Off Mark, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
Professor Ish’haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) must have been bemused at the controversies and negative reactions that have trailed the cut-off marks announced by administrators of tertiary institutions at the Board’s policy meeting on plans… Read More ›
Blood Thirsty Governor Okorocha Finally Quenched His Protracted Thirst With Innocent Blood By Kelechi Abonuyo
It was rough for the inhabitants of Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday, August 26, 2017, when Governor Rochas Okorocha’s henchmen stormed in. Their aim was to demolish the Owerri aborigines’ local market, which was instituted by their progenitors,… Read More ›
Nigeria Rats: E dey Worry You…Kill Am By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
Bí a bá ńjà, bí í kákú là ńwí? …Even though we are quarrelling, should we wish each other dead? Some ten years ago I had written on a very similar topic, and repeated same seven years ago and my… Read More ›
August Presidential Address, Food For Thought And The Digestates By Kelechi Abonuyo
President Mohammadu Buhari was not scrambled out of his hibernation in Abuja House, London, scampering to Nigeria. Nay! He left for a purpose, which the nation saw and heard in his national broadcast since returning to Nigeria, after 103 days… Read More ›
Buhari’s Return: I love Nigeria I No Go Lie By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
There is celebration everywhere; I hear that they are in high spirits at the villa, the baboons, monkeys, hyenas and all the various animals in this animal zoo. Thousands and millions are most happy that our beloved Sai Baba is… Read More ›
Fisticuffs After Ozubulu And Other Inglorious Outings Behind President Buhari’s Back – A Rejoinder By Kelechi Abonuyo
‘‘As they performed their duty as they always did, just like a flash, within a twinkling of an eye, a dangerously driven unmarked car pulled by. A young man in his mid-twenties pulled out the automatic Kalashnikov 1947……………. While the… Read More ›
How Ready Is PDP For 2019? By Zainab Suleiman Okino
The former behemoth, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held a non-elective congress last weekend. Although it was geared toward authenticating Ahmed Makarfi’s leadership for another four months before the main convention, and perhaps for mend-fencing, the opportunity was squandered on the… Read More ›
If Only It Was About Buhari’s Health By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
“The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you’re not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I’m not perfect. I’m just like you…. Read More ›
These Are The Songs Of Hausa/Fulani ‘‘Solomons’’ That Eventually Broke Nigeria By Kelechi Abonuyo
Two unequally, unimaginable things happened within the past seven days in Nigeria. They were comic and tragic. The first – the comic – was that Sister Margaret (Manggi) eventually wed her long time heartthrob, Mr Chidi Imo. It happened after… Read More ›
