In Brotherhood or in strife?

In Brotherhood or in strife?

Nigeria, we hail thee, our own dear native land
Though tribes and tongues may differ, in brotherhood we stand? 
We stand in brotherhood or in strife and conflict?
Are we united in peace and progress or disunited in crises and dysfunction?
Are we building free and equal citizens or a hierarchy of hegemons and the conquered?
Lords and serfs?
Compatriots and colonial subjects? Read More

South-West in disarray

South-West in disarray

What is wrong with us? Even if it is a curse, can’t we awake from our bewitchment and deliver ourselves from captivity?

For us in what I prefer to refer to as Western Nigeria, but which is now colloquially spoken of as “South-West” Nigeria in the context of the so-called “six geo-political zones,” it seems that our case is now appearing to be like that of the biblical Job – “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me” (Job 3: 25 KJV).

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Nigeria’s economic and political scenarios — failing or failed?

Nigeria’s economic and political scenarios — failing or failed?

The parallels with Afghanistan and the attempted ISIS Caliphate in Syria, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East is a sign of the possibilities across Nigeria.

For some strange reason, I encountered three different “reports” on the same day, Wednesday April 20, 2022 which re-ignited my worries about the fate of this our dear nation, Nigeria.

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