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He needs no ushering exordium. In the last few weeks, his name has been an intense tintinnabulating trend on the social and mainstream media in Nigeria. Pugnacious and polemic human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, hails from my hometown of Imesi-Ile. We are a closely knit community of cerebral and industrious men and women […]
Continue ReadingFor Nigerians living abroad or traveling internationally for business, the reactions we encounter from people in other countries are unfortunately all too familiar. Beneath the polite smiles and occasional warm hospitality accorded us, a subtle but unmistakable skepticism that hint at deep-rooted biases against Nigerians remains. This deep-seated distrust stems from the virulence of the […]
Continue ReadingThirty-six years ago, in Providence, Rhode Island, I met Tito, a scrawny Italian with a scraggly beard and a resolute spirit. Working together in an automobile battery factory, Tito taught me the power of cooperative collaboration. He shared an Italian saying: “The world is so hard, a man must have two fathers to look after […]
Continue ReadingA beleaguered Nigeria is preparing for one of the most historical presidential elections in the annals of her history. If extant quandaries from fuel scarcity, and maddening quagmires from currency swap crisis unleashed on us by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, don’t railroad […]
Continue ReadingSomeone once defined politics as the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. The unpredictability of politics, and the cruelty of many politicians are factors that make the terrain of the game very slippery and slimy. But I still love the art and science of politics. […]
Continue ReadingThe hustle and bustle of life. The rush and rustle in human existence. But why do human beings get immersed in the hustle, bustle, rustle, and rush of life? I know why. It’s a strife to survive today and secure tomorrow. No one abhors a breakthrough. None detests success. Show me that man or woman […]
Continue ReadingIf you fall into the category of those who believe that victory in next year’s presidential election in Nigeria will be determined strictly by candidates’ competence, savvy intellectual endowment, and sparkling clean bill of health, you must be a cuddler of self-deception and delusion. Believe it or not, ethnic consideration will be a huge factor, […]
Continue ReadingHurray! Tomorrow, Nigeria will be 62! This season in 1960, the British stranglehold of slavery was dismantled. Today all around the nation is an upbeat celebration replete with hope. The afflictions besieging the nation remain innumerable. What torments Nigerians today are the backlashes of the cruel collusion between the British and Nigerians they handpicked pre-independence […]
Continue ReadingRight now, the Nigerian political terrain is temperate. Not too hot, not too cold. I’m just having fun watching as the melodrama of the jostle for power among presidential hopefuls unfolds day by day; before it turns too sour to munch on. All I do now is to enjoy the sweetened comestibles of political campaigns […]
Continue ReadingTuesday, a band of terrorists laid an ambush for President Muhammadu Buhari on his way to Daura for holiday. The President’s advanced convoy was corralled. Before the smokes from that gunbattle simmered, another terrorist attack was reported Wednesday morning. Hoodlums raided a huge prison hold in Kuje, freeing hundreds of criminals serving time. The mean […]
Continue ReadingIt is a popular saying that home is where the heart is. If you ask some people, they’ll tell you that home is where your life investments are. Some hold the strong opinion that home is where you were born while others believe that where you feel safe and at peace is home. There are […]
Continue ReadingEight years old I was when the Nigeria Civil War broke out in 1967. Championing that crusade on one side was Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu from the Biafra land. Yakubu Gowon who also doubled as the Head of State was commanding for the Nigerian side. I remember the deep trenches built in every neighbourhood in my […]
Continue ReadingI am sure there is no breathing being around the world who does not know that Nigeria is at the brink of collapse and disintegration. Every nook and cranny of our nation is bedevilled by deafening demurrer from Nigerians who are tired of Nigeria. There are groups in the Northern axis that want out. There […]
Continue ReadingIt was on the floor of the Old Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. George Washington and many nobles were seated. Then, Benjamin Franklin stood up from among them filled with conviction that prayer to the Creator was necessary before the beginning of any business of the day. He then […]
Continue ReadingBubba Malam hails from Katsina State. It is the home state of Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Malam calls himself Hausa-Fulani because his father is Hausa, and his mother is Fulani. Recently, Malam shared with his friends on social media his thoughts about Nigeria’s President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, and his […]
Continue ReadingThere is a deep-seated inter-ethnic hate in Nigeria that’s not going away. The animus, gall, and grudge are frenetically heating up the polity. Although Nigerians may seem to still be going about their daily businesses of buying and selling, frequently, they are looking over their shoulders for the unexpected. As it is now, fiery intertribal […]
Continue ReadingIn my earlier years growing up in Nigeria, very many young people in my age category had many dreams. Some of the dreams were lofty; others were lousy. The lofty and lousy dreams were etched in the spine of youthful thinking and immature imaginations and mindsets. We dreamt about building wealth and making ostentatious marks […]
Continue ReadingRight now, in Nigeria, the nation roiling, boiling, and burning. Nigerian youths have taken over many major streets especially in Lagos, the commercial capital of the country. In their bones is flaming angst, and in their marrows is infernal anger. They have come to a realistic conclusion that if true change will be etched in […]
Continue ReadingAbout 5,000 people thronged the crusade ground. They came to hear the salvaging word from the mouth of the Master. They were poor and impoverished. I am sure that the effects of the weight of the burden of hunger they carried must have been tattooed on their grim faces. The disciples of the Master were […]
Continue ReadingIn my high school days in Nigeria, I was a geeked tub-thumper of Irish statesman and philosopher, Edmond Burke. I still am. Among the horde of Burke’s gingering and spiriting philosophical sayings, one stands out strong for me. Each time I think about Nigeria, or when I’m privileged to talk about the nation anywhere around […]
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