Miscellaneous

For quite sometime now Paul has been absent from the pages of NIA and other sites. And quite frankly I miss his style…

In the first week of January 2007 more than a dozen friends asked what my New Year resolutions were going to be. I had none…

From all indications some entrenched forces unhappy over The Guardian’s vocal independence and resourcefulness are manipulating the staff against the management…

I had no clue that there was any demand for native speakers of any African language by anyone in America; let alone the ACTFL…

I signed up to be a student. I didn’t sign up to visit cemeteries. I was going to tell my professor that I am a complete Naijaman and Naijas don’t …

Unemployed Nigerian graduates should never give up but should rather, discover themselves in the process of roaming the streets searching for a job.They should find something they believe in…

In this modern era in Nigeria where morality has taken a backstage for ostentatious lifestyles, we hear people giving themselves names like Eze-ego, king of money…

While death may be seen as normal in the evolution of man, the abnormality lies in its permanence, perpetuity and indiscrimination. As many are born daily, many die daily…

‘Oga, good afternoon, what is happening, why is everybody sad?’ I queried. He looked at me and I could at once see that he thought I was dumb for not. …

Nigeria journalism is fast becoming a cash and carry venture with cash and carry reporters, paid columnists and Ghana-Must-Go editors…

I am jealous of rich people, especially the really wealthy people. Having never been a rich or wealthy person, I cannot imagine how it feels to live one’s life free …

God wonders why you have consistently failed to donate 15% of your earnings to his house and his cause. Those who are ready to start, or continue, should at once …

As an established writer with large and diverse audience taking on issues many consider “taboo”, I recognise that I’m not infallible. Infallibility is wholly divine but one only aspires to …

As I walked out of the army office a corporal who I saw in the officer earlier approached me and asked if I truly wanted to join the army as …

It has to do with Abiodun Ibrahim, who claims he is a naturalized American who served time at the Harris County Jail in Houston Texas, after he was beaten to …

Here I was Sunday torn between patriotism and Godliness and the former seized me; the FIFA-organized under-17 world cup final match between Nigeria and Spain was slated for 10 am …