Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it – Frantz Fanon Despotism has thrived for so long in this country because it has …
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Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it – Frantz Fanon This column has served as a medium through which I have ceaselessly …
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“People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor. This message is being sent to fellow Citizens and …
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Stockholm Syndrome “is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with their …
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If you believe in luck then you will have to admit that compared to most of the states of the federation, my state, Lagos, is indeed a lucky state in …
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Like most people, I believe in God. But I am not what you would call a religious person. In fact, I regard religion a major contributor to the world’s problems. …
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Our people are too easily played by politicians and some of us are trying to understand why. Should we ascribe being led by the nose by political demagogues who exploit …
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I always take exception and umbrage at hearing that slogan “Ibadan ki sin eniyan le’meji……”. (Ibadan people do not serve the same leader twice). What about other Oyo State people? …
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As the 2015 general election draws near, we have seen and read series of open letters written by Journalists, critics, analysts, party faithfuls, friends and associates giving words of advice, admonition …
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Shortly after the coup of December 1983 in Nigeria, in which the seemingly no-nonsense duo of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Babatunde Idiagbon took over by force the government of …
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The primaries are over. Some politicians are happy. Many more are grieving and recovering from the shock of losing. That is their world; they are rational political beings. The most …
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Well, I used to think that only the All Progressives Congress (APC) is exploiting and cynically looking to profit from the Boko Haram impasse. I mean, just a few days …
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Let me warn you, reader, in advance: If you have a squeamish constitution, please do not read this piece. Just stop here and flee, for the story I’m about to …
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Since the onset of the ongoing insurgency in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria, spearheaded by the fundamentalist Islamist sect, Boko Haram (Western Education is Sin), against the Nigerian State, the …
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Visiting Nigeria in mid-November, I became aware that the country was going through darkening times. The choice of adjective—darkening—is rather advised. For several decades, Nigeria has been mired in dark …
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With just a month or two left for us to go to the polls to elect those who would determine our future in the next four years, Nigerians have witnessed …