“Papa Nkiru, agaghim ekwe nkea. Nkiru must finish her secondary school before she gets married. Nkechi got married like that, and now you want Nkiru to follow suit…”
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Nigeria Matters
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It is startling to fathom how these brothers led their individual lives, each in his atypical manner, in the bid to change the lot of the ordinary man in Nigeria …
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Abuja’s political graveyard is littered with such yesteryears’ men and women but like every other Nigerian that has ventured into Abuja in search of either fame or fortune, they dare …
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There are very few honest people in Nigeria who would dispute the justness of the clamour for Igbo presidency. The distribution of resources, social rewards and even justice in Nigeria …
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Oh ye Nigerians, you must learn to be appreciative because it cost your wonder-working government a whole seven noisy years of loud promises, invaluable efforts, sacrificial work, sleepless nights and …
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Oh ye Nigerians, you must learn to be appreciative because it cost your wonder-working government a whole seven noisy years of loud promises, invaluable efforts, sacrificial work, sleepless nights and …
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One may not be far wrong to assume that Pat Utomi belongs to that special category of Nigerians that believe in trying, and who are also more comfortable to be judged by …
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Maybe being a young person, I feel that one should not be slowed down by the fear of death. However, the death of two very close young people is beginning …
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Have you ever heard of a one man country? If you have not, I present to you Nigeria, a leading African Nation whose current President strongly believes, and he plays …
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The gay movement is gradually spreading across Africa, Nigeria in particular. The general feeling is that gays are getting bolder in their quest for acceptance and integration in the Nigerian context…
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Suave Jimi Lawal who could charm the birds off their perch with his easy manners and pretentious airs became a permanent fixture in Obasanjo’s supposed attempt to ‘organize’ the Nigerian Diaspora. …
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President Obasanjo has been a bulwark of success and the fulcrum of his drive is Nigeria and all of Africa, but he is most unfortunately under-appreciated in Nigeria, hence he …
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When it comes to matters relating to President Obasanjo, my very good friend Paul Adujie irritates me. He gets on my nerves. He does! To him, Obasanjo can do no …
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Somewhere in Oyo State, there is a man called Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, who lives, speaks and acts as if there are no laws in Nigeria, and enjoys hearing himself being referred …
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Like everything Nigerian, opposition is dead. The tragedy of my country is not the actions of bad men; it is the silence or disorganization of good ones that makes our …
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The long arm of political corruption has caught up with Oyo State. The evils of the politics of one man are now playing themselves out. What I am worried about …