Since the advent of our “nascent democracy”, the government of Nigeria has continued to sell the idea of relocating back home to those in the diaspora-come and help develop our nation. The message is the same and always alluring, “the country is working, there are jobs waiting for you at home; just get on that… [Read more…]
May 6, 2012
In our bid as nation to attract the much talked about foreign investors to our shores, we have certainly opened our gates to some notable international service providers, and the totally capricious, rubbish and wicked ones. Having spent about eight months in Nigeria, it is my candid view that Multichoice Nigeria, the owners of DSTV… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
As a commentator who views every aspect of religion with a strong dose of suspicion and doubt, I am always mindful of the fact that discussing religion in Nigeria amounts to dabbling into a very sensitive issue. I therefore make known my views about the beliefs of others which boil down to one sentence; every… [Read more…]
April 25, 2012
As an indigene of Anambra State who is exceptionally passionate about my home state, I try as much as possible to make out time to assess events as they unfold in my state. For the purpose of this essay, I wish to beam my searchlight on Anambra State under Mr Peter Obi, the current governor.… [Read more…]
March 16, 2012
By every known standard, Nigeria is a country that celebrates corruption, thieves of all hues, mediocrity and government deceit. As a country lousily established on fraud, one tries as much as possible to justify so many obnoxious stench of institutionalised fraud and corruption stinking to the high heavens in this country. The stench is threatening… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012
I returned to Nigeria after a stint in Europe with a strong dose of optimism; I was highly hopeful that I would clinch a good job and partake in the feast of “democracy dividends”. Well, it is gone past four months now and my optimism is being assaulted by what the legendary Fela called “government… [Read more…]
December 12, 2011
To say that the Nigeria Police is a reflection of all that is wrong with the larger Nigerian society will be nothing more than a case of over-stating the obvious. The level of rot, decay and indiscipline in this supposedly law-enforcement body is just too ridiculous; is the Inspector General of police really unaware of… [Read more…]
December 1, 2011
I have heard many sordid stories of brazen fraud being championed in Nigeria by service providers, especially those of foreign origin-not in my wildest imagination did I ever imagine I’d be a victim someday. Well, the story now has me as “tragic figure”; I am now a perplexed recipient of the worst type of disservice… [Read more…]
November 17, 2011
I have been in Nigeria for close to two months now, and apart from the laughable patriotism imposed on me by that “accident of birth”, I wish to maintain that this country is not fit for sane humans. There are countless streams of mind-bending and seriously bizarre tales of occurrences that will surely get you… [Read more…]
September 5, 2011
The peculiar nature of our present situation as a nation calls for a re-valuation of the Nigerian project-particularly the depiction of our resources as a “national cake” to be furiously eaten. From all indications, one could argue that maybe Nigeria is in shambles because we have leaders and followers whose mind-frame remains that of party-goers… [Read more…]
May 23, 2012
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