Opinion

In this reflection I am using the phrase welcoming a ‘new decade’ very cautiously as I am mindful of the controversy over whether January 1 2020 should be regarded as the beginning of a new decade or the end...

Every citizen of a modern nation is a subject of the state. And once a state is formed, the citizens formulate ethical principles or virtues to be pursued, vices to be avoided and values to be cherished for the...

Lots of people fall into the trap of thinking Nigeria is a really terrible country. Some find ways to get another nationality. Some deny their origin, or ensure people don’t know they are from Nigeria. But, no matter what anyone sees...

I have been married for about nine years now. My experience in my nearly a decade of being grafted to another being has taught me to maintain the sacrality of my union. No interloper allowed, even at times when...

Why do we like to do things most of the time blindly, not minding the consequence of some of our actions? Why do we not know how to celebrate those who have indeed distinguished themselves in service to our...

No matter how stout, long and turgid a penis. Its erection cannot intimidate a vagina. In short, a vagina masterminded the rise and fall of a penis. Local axiom. Dear PMB Compliments of the season Mr. President, I am writing you...

Foreign Investment into Africa is the most deceptive and abused phrase ever used purposely to confuse people of goodwill that International Corporate world is trying to do for Africa what was done for Europe after the War. While it...

You’ll often read about me railing against communism, thinking that the source of our problems lies within the communist concept of land collectivization. Believing that I’d laid out the heart of the problem I’ve watched the return of weak contrary...

Choice people are really disciplined people, not those great at correcting others, but those that have a line they don’t cross, no matter the pressure, pain, pleasure or privacy. Lots of people mock the discipline of others, or find it...

One of the major indications of the dysfunctional nature of the Nigerian social and political ecosystem is what can be best summarized in pidgin English as the "Na my brother dey there" syndrome. It is the politics of proximity...