Can any federation, like Nigeria, excuse insensitivity to the feelings of others and not pay dearly for it? Can men and women of influence speak, as if they don’t care about the feelings of others,…
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On the debate about Nigerian Troops: It is Disillusionment not lack of Commitment
How many know the full identity and profile of one of the commonest visitors in the theatres of attrition and on the battlefields? How many have seen how it stalks like a shadow and creeps…
Blind men don’t rape
I understand a female think tank comprising some of the most distinguished women in Nigeria today had a meeting recently, to deeply interrogate this worrying matter of rape. They invited some teenagers and young adults…
National Amnesia Party of Nigeria (NAMPN)’s call for members
I am told promoters of National Amnesia Party of Nigeria, NAMPN are preparing to formally approach the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, for registration as a political party. They were at one of the popular cinema…
Where are the steam engines that once carried goods from Sapele Port to Burutu Ports and on to Yola?
Not many know that steam engines used to frequent the ports in Sapele (look at the photo above) Burutu and on to Yola carrying items used by nationals in those places and surrounding towns, and…
Balewa, Awolowo and Odin of Asgard – Is Nigeria a place or a people?
While championing regionalism in the 1940s, two of Nigeria’s founding fathers described Nigeria thus: Obafemi Awolowo writing in 1947 said: ‘Nigeria is not a nation. It a mere geographical expression. There are no ‘Nigerians’ in…
Writing off debts – another Aminu Kano Masterclass
In the late 40s, while Aminu Kano worked as a teacher in Bauchi, Sir Ahmadu Bello worked as Councillor or Works in the Sokoto Native Authority. For some inexplicable reasons, Sir Ahmadu Bello was imprisoned…
How does Nigeria recover from the blame game and mutual suspicion that followed the recruitment policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s?
In 1948, a commission appointed to study and advise the government on the recruitment and training of Nigerians for senior posts in the government service of Nigeria recommended, among other things that ‘no-non Nigerian should…
The Bush, the Expressway and Matters arising
It is the busiest and most famous expressway in Nigeria. On its sides lie various centres of religious activities, which draw millions of people from the rest of the country and abroad, on a regular…
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep have you any seed?
Don’t ask for what you can consume at once; ask for what you can grow. When you have opportunity, don’t ask for bread, ask for seed. Bread fills you now but you become hungry after….