I have come to understand that, outside Nigeria, the country is respected and adored in many respects. Since I arrived Nairobi, the capital of The Republic of Kenya last December, …
Segun Akinyode
Segun Akinyode
Segun, a three-pronged oscillator, moves from his bedsitter to the office, then a cool spot. He lives near Mr Obasanjo's Abeokuta home. He is currently a teacher in the General Studies Department, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.
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Africa is a lucky continent judging by the quantity of attention she receives from the world leaders and institutions. African leaders should immediately exploit the gains of this romance…
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To an average Nigerian, the man, Obasanjo, embodies everything that is negative in planning any form of renaissance. If African renaissance is to be fashioned against the spirit of Obasanjo’s …
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What exactly has gone amiss with education in Nigeria? Who, when, and under what circumstances has the rudder been rudely uprooted from the ship of Nigeria ‘s system of education?
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Each time I ruminate about happenings in both Nigeria and Kenya, as representatives of the continent of Africa, I become confoundedly worried. Situate the current political logjam in both countries …
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Why is it that in spite of the workaholic nature of the British society, Nigerians of all shades and callings are always ready to bear all sorts of indignity to …
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History will never forgive those who refused to take a positive decision in the case of the late Ms Eze Elizabeth Alabi…
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The most ardent of the critics of the Obasanjo administration have now agreed that Nigeria is worth dying for. This newfound faith in the polity is being demonstrated by those …
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Whatever the outcome of Nigerian Labour Movement’s “appropriate response” to the current hike in the pump price of fuel in Nigeria is, it is certain that nobody in Nigeria will …
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As the world was celebrating the ‘downfall’ of the ‘monster’ of Baghdad, the news came that the invasion was a superfluous venture…like killing a fly with a sledgehammer…
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Can we conveniently conclude that God is capable of all we have attributed to Him? Are we not endowing him with more than He merits? Indeed, are the proof of …
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Corruption a la Nigeria is a reactive phenomenon. It is a crime perpetuated out of the need to survive in the moment and reserve enough for the dicey future. It …
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Corruption a la Nigeria is a reactive phenomenon. It is a crime perpetuated out of the need to survive in the moment and reserve enough for the dicey future. It …
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The word lobby is a notion commonly used among politicians or in political discourses. The process of actualizing lobby is conditioned by various local peculiarities in such a way that those …
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The dimwit, the mentally deranged or retarded, the idiot or stupid ones may not be in position to appreciate “imagination” as a divine endowment of Man, even though they possess one …
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We fought for the masses by increasing the pump price of petroleum and decreasing that of kerosene. But somehow, some rascals in the ministry forged my signature. Now, I think …