When it was time for his vacation, late Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa did not go to Beirut, London, New York or Paris. He went to his village, Tafawa in the former Northeastern State (now…
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Before Things Fall Apart, a Fulani man, Umaru Altine from Sokoto was the Mayor of Enugu from 1952-1958
Prof Chinua Achebe wrote the seminal work Things Fall Apart in 1958. In the Nigeria that existed before the literal classic was penned, a Fulani man from Sokoto, Umaru Altine, served as Mayor of Enugu…
One beautiful side of falling
Jesus was teaching the crowd on a certain occasion. Suddenly, someone who must have been particularly moved by something he said remarked, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.” It…
A most terrific tomato plant
Once upon a time, a certain tomato seed decided to grow in an interesting place. It was a strong, hard and concrete-laden place where there was barely any kind of soil. Not only was the…
How Nigerian youths can keep it together when things are Turning Red (Disney & Pixar) – Four: Listen
Mei was back at the 43:00-minute mark to drop another vital key for keeping it together when things are Turning Red: “All right, troops, listen up” she said. Listening is such an important skill Nigerian…
How Nigerian youths can keep it together when things are Turning Red (Disney & Pixar) – Three: Identify
The object of desire. Or crystallize the goal! And crystallize the thrill. In this case the goal is to identify compassionate and competent Nigerian youths that can make a real splash in Nigeria’s proverbial pool! The…
How Nigerian youths can keep it together when things are Turning Red (Disney & Pixar) – Two: Think
Having seen the need to work together and agreed to do so, the next strategic challenge for the partners was to think. Here is how Mei threw the challenge to her besties, “Come on, girls, we…
How Nigerian youths can keep it together when things are Turning Red (Disney & Pixar) – One: Cooperate
Just before the 41:00-minute mark in the movie, an incident happened and Mei turned red! But one of her besties, Priya told her, “Dude, keep it together.” In the discussion that followed, they agreed they…
How Nigerian youths can keep it together when things are Turning Red (Disney & Pixar) – Introduction
The producers behind the movie Turning Red at Disney and Pixar Studios might have a different thing they wished to emphasize in the colourful movie, while showing us different instances when people ‘turned red,’ but some…
Vladimir Putin, Vitali & Vladimir Klitschko and the Fight
Who’s feeling anything for these three combatants currently engaged in war? Who can convince them to back off from fighting and engage in peaceful dialogue? How much fight is left in the three men after…