This is not so much a memoir but a rollicking history lesson told by Falola with all his might. If I was a dictator I would decree that every African …
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Progressive-minded Nigerians realize that opportunism violates human dignity. Their ideological position is that the welfare of the nation is more important than individual acquisitiveness and personal aggrandizement…
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I think that the moment we move away from discussing our social, economic and political issues and get into attacking personalities, that we will no longer be any different from …
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It is now a badge of honor to rain invectives at a man from whose palm they once ate and drank, a man on whose floor they once slept, a …
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It is common these days to find a politician or civil servant who goes to church or the mosque everyday to pray to God or Allah, yet when they get …
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Image matters in everything, our appearance matters. Foreigners will make up their mind on Nigeria through those representing us outside our shore. We must make do with our first eleven…
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Our Heavenly Father desires a much more intimate relationship with us His children. He longs for us to follow His footsteps and obey His instructions without having to raise objections …
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I don’t know whether Nigeria has reached the stage where everyone will not be satisfied until each of us becomes literally a local government; so that I can trot to …
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When the history of the Nigerian nation is recorded for the benefit of posterity, I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that Chief Gani Fawehinmi will receive a …
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Within the African continent, contagions of the intellect, mass hysterias and crippling urban legends are common. In one country after another, there are confounding tales of everything…