If Nigeria were a normal country, the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu would have paid the price for his brash treachery. Advertisements
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2019 Presidential Election: The Choice Before Nigerians, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
In a rather unexciting case of choosing between two septuagenarians, two Muslims, two Northerners and two people who have been on the scene for over 30 years and can be said to have passed their prime — we call such… Read More ›
Make We Thief These Politicians Pants, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
Very quickly for my ‘tush, ajebo, high class, sophisticated’ readership let me explain what pants are; in the UK “Pants” typically refers to underwear. In other parts of the world, notably the USA, “pants” refers to trousers.
…Still Nothing For The Nigerian Pikin, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
An estimated 25,685 babies (was supposedly) born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day, according to UNICEF, with Nigerian babies making up 6.5 percent of the estimated 395,072 babies born on New Year’s Day globally.
Whether Naija Spoil Or Good… By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
Running and scratching oneself is not possible. With 2019 now in full swing, let me share a short story with you and give you something important to think about…Especially as it regards Nigeria. As of today there are three kinds… Read More ›
2019: The Butcher Washes His Hands Before Weighing The Meat, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
So it’s some 24hours into 2019, Nigerians would be going to the polls, to imagine that only 19 years ago, her democracy was only a year old. Between a Buhari and an Atiku presidency I have tried to confront the… Read More ›
2019: The Year Of stealing, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
“Kowa ya dade yaga dadau”. – Hausa (Whoever lives long, will see wonders).
Make We Carry Sango Swear For Nigerians, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
The year don finish, so dem bin tell me one tory wey carry headache. A father in one of those highbrow secondary schools that pay in six figures took matters into his hands; how?
Nigeria…Far Away From Yola, And Not Close To Daura, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
One does not eat “I almost” in a stew. (What one missed narrowly, one cannot enjoy at all). Some 11 years ago, I wrote asking, what is a name and I asked us what Nigerian meant to us.
Nigeria Still In Severe Pains, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, what are the signs and symptoms of pain?
An Ode For The Nigerian Soldier, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
In other countries the armed forces are respected for their sacrifice In my country (Its a million lighters in the sky tonight) we never remember the sacrifice of the life of those men and women that give theirs so I… Read More ›
The People In Between, By Kelechi Abonuyo
The caption of this emotion laden article was inspired by a novel I read, given to me by an old English lady. The book’s title is, ‘‘The Places in Between’’, was by Rory Steward – an English with Irish history.
