Life Abroad

Japa Is Not In My Constitution

A lot of wannabes want to flee from Nigeria, but I am very different. The country turns me up and down anyhow such that one...

The Race To Expand Financial Access for Nigerians in Diaspora

In the race to build a secure, efficient and inclusive financial ecosystem for Nigerians globally, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with...

‘Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi Emerges Councilor in West Thamesmead in the UK

A Nigerian woman 'Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi has won the election to become councillor for the West Thamesmead ward in the Royal Greenwich Borough of...

You think African countries are shitholes too, you just can’t admit it

I stood anxiously before a 4-man jury of my prepubescent peers. Mentally preparing to regurgitate a melody that would either seal my fate or...

What Immigrants from Africa and their Children do for America

E pluribus unum, means “out of many, one.” This is my young cousin. His parents are immigrants from Nigeria. As you can see from the...

When the Lunatic Fringe Invaded my Facebook

Civilized people understand that freedom of speech has its limits I am always so grateful to my maker, my family and all my experiences that...

Dialogue with a Random Republican ‘Christian’

“For my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4: 6) Curiosity: Why is it that your party is against social reform policies for...

How to Save the Kids from an Intolerant World

We should be outraged by intolerance and racism towards kids  So, I am going to get personal here. First, let me state that almost every...

How to End the Bully Culture in America

Looking at the spate of rape allegations in the halls of power and trust - is it starting to make sense now? I wrote a...

What is the Solution to the Over-Policing of Blacks?

Having more black lawyers may save black men from jail Blacks are being incarcerated at disturbingly high rates for seemingly minor infractions. The cost of...

The Hard Life of a Fat Cat

From each according to his ability, and to each according to her need, because some folks have just way too much than necessary…  Concerning those...

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Poverty And Unemployment Alleviation Strategies In Nigeria

In order to eradicate unemployment and poverty in Nigeria, innovative methods need to be used to successfully tackle unemployment and poverty...

British Terrace Houses: ‘Nigerians A Step Ahead’

My uncle was in the UK for a visit and was stunned to realise that he had to pass through the kitchen to get into the toilet. He wondered if this is the so-called British civilisation where there is a thin wall between where you upload and offload...

A Tribute To Tunji Braithwaite (1933 – 2016)

Tunji O! Tunji O! The socio-cratic revolution is just...

Igbos of Delta State and Crisis of Identity (Part 1)

It is unfortunate that our crisis of identity extends to our own Igbo brothers and sisters across the Niger who are supposed to know better. Unfortunately, they regard themselves, as “the proper Igbos” while the Delta Igbos or Ika Igbos or Western Igbos are regarded derogatorily as “Hausa-Igbos”. ..

EU Did not Clear Obasanjo of Corruption

Amadeau Altafaj, who is the EC spokesman for Development, denied making any statements about Pres. Obasanjo's ownership, or lack thereof, of foreign bank accounts. He also denied commenting on the other African leaders regarding foreign bank accounts...

Obama Visits Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia Turkey as Perfect Democracies?

President Obama of the United States of America is visiting Ghana this summer, and this single forthcoming event, suddenly, is another cannon fodder and lightning rod for some Nigerians who never seem to fail to seize on every and any situation as metaphoric opportunity to denigrate and degrade Nigeria...

In Achebe's company 'the prison walls fell down'

In the couple of months following his death up to his burial, the world has risen in unison to celebrate Chinua Achebe as a man universally acclaimed to be the father of modern African literature and as the man who used literature to bring Africa to the world...

Finally, They Took A Stand: How Third Term Agenda Will Change Nigeria

Specific years will go down in the history of Nigeria as important, but few years will be more crucial than 2006. In 2006, the future of Nigeria will be either be made or be broken...

Desperate Hours In Nigeria

In other climes, democracy is a most exciting experience, and a handover day, a national carnival that provokes widespread joy and pleasant feelings across the land. But here it was a day of great fear and trepidation, a day of gloom and mourning, a funeral almost...

“Alade” Aromire: An Innovator’s Legacy

The epidemic of preventable, ghastly loss of lives through road accidents is a sad commentary on a society steadily going under, and lacking in elementary procedures of keeping its cities and populations safe...