It seems to have happened so long ago not to be remembered as a big deal, but Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, did actually threaten Nigerian musicians who chose to create music videos outside the country. He retracted, as he so deftly does when caught in the web of his words, stating rather that […]
It will probably be a “deep deep” revealing read. Professor Mark Nwagwu, an eminent scholar of Molecular and Cell Biology, had the presentation ceremony for his novel titled ‘I am Kagara’ at the University of Ibadan on the 17th of August, 2017. The event was attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, with former Education Minister, […]
The ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ movement organized and led by the maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, has decided against proceeding further with its #ResumeorResign protests. The protests which have held in Abuja, Lagos and in front of the Nigerian embassies in London and New York, were targeted at putting pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to either […]
Deji Adeyanju’s argument, that President Buhari should have resigned after three weeks of being away from the country, was weak and really has no backing in law. Even invoking the right of an employer to dismiss an employee whose sickness and absence from work costs the company was not convincing enough. But having been brought […]
What should a customer of a bank do when he or she receives an unexpected sum of money in his account? This was the experience of a twitter user whose handle is @Raynergy on Tuesday, 15th August, 2017. The user sent out the following on Twitter: “Dear @DiamondBankNG exactly at this time yesterday 7,310,000.00, seven […]
On the evening of May 7, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja for what was announced as an “indefinite” medical vacation in London. With the President yet to return by August 16, he has now been away from the country for 100 days. This does not include the 49 days spent also in London early […]
This inquiry, as you would find by reading further, is pregnant. On one hand, it asks a very serious question: When will the students caught in the entrapment that is Nigeria’s educational system get their degrees? In the environment of another indefinite strike, the weatherman’s current signal may not be forecasting an eclipse, but this […]
By Alexander O. Onukwue The joke about the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities is that, as a Nigerian student, it is Constitutional that you must experience ASUU’s compulsory course at least once in your academic adventure. The other joke, this time sport-related, is that, having occurred on a cycle of four […]
By Godfrey Orji I have a problem with how inclusive education is often explained. For long, it has been defined as a way of making the ‘disabled’ part of the system feel less rejected. That this definition is thought to be correct is worrisome. Whose idea was it, that disabled people should be made part […]
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” – Vladimir Lenin “A statesman… must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.” – Otto von Bismarck Ancient Greeks had two words for time – Chronos and Kairos. […]
Few things amuse me like the paradox that is Fuji act MURI ALABI THUNDER’s somewhat withered career. And it’s quite odd that an admittedly talented artiste who once touted himself––and some would say ‘quite rightly’––as the heir apparent to Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s throne would slide into a bottom-of-the-ladder position in the Fuji hierarchy. But Muri […]
The internet was abuzz on Thursday with comments about the presence of former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in Kaduna. According to official communications from the Governor of Kaduna, “Mr Anthony Lynton Charles Blair chose to visit Kaduna”, as against the insinuations by some that the man only came because El-Rufai met with his usually […]
Contrary to what you may have heard, we are not all holding our breath for the release of the next Game of Thrones Season. Jenifa’s diary and Jemeji are about fine for entertainment, ‘fun’ and intrigue. But the news that George R.R. Martin, who wrote ‘A Song of Fire and Ice’ series that morphed into […]
You only have to appreciate the high level cynicism in town to understand why #YoungNLegit is something to be happy about. Whoever it is that is in-charge of the EFCC Twitter handle has to be one of the best communicators in Nigeria. There are really few at good at their communication duties in Nigeria, let […]
For better or worse, the Office of the First Lady has assumed a less significant role in Nigeria, from the exulted elegance of the Stella Obasanjo days, to the theatre that was Dame Patience Jonathan. So that when Mrs Aisha Buhari continues to raise alarms about her husband, borrowing the glossary of Senator Shehu Sani, […]
By Alexander O. Onukwue Mark Zuckerberg is 33, has a social platform that is universal, and wants to reach all the ends of the earth with his message of Purpose. If it is all too cringy that his age and mission make him too familiar with The Man of Galilee, then wait for it: Mark […]
By Gboyega Adeoya Editor’s note: Jay-Z’s album, 4:44, released on the 30th of June, hit Platinum within a week. And it was not even on popular platforms. As Wizkid’s ‘Sounds From The Other Side’ comes down on July 14th, how do we get our Nigerian audience to pay for quality? The entertainment industry in Nigeria […]
Politics, the world famous dirty game, is compulsory, and it is up to the clean guys to get it right. That was the essential message of the discourse organized by the Enough Is Enough Nigeria coalition in Lagos on Saturday 8th July 2017, which happened to be the moveable feast day of the Annual Lagos […]
Her tweets – and now videos – addressing public officials, present the ambiance of one purposely out to be controversial. She is blunt in rendering her opinions, to the point when you would ordinarily say “to a fault”. That is Aisha Yesufu, perhaps the most no-nonsense woman in Nigeria today. Mrs Yesufu was the lead […]
It was brief, it was a relief, like that moment after your laptop is ignored by the unexpected thief. While the majority of Americans groaned in anguish commemorating an apparently underwhelming Fourth under their enigmatic 45th president, Nigeria nearly had its third Acting President in Seven months. Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe of Abia South and Kabiru […]
Nigeria’s future will not simply be a dry extrapolation of demographic data or projections from history. I believe Nigeria’s future will be driven by generations: the values they imbibed in their youth, their most enduring image/understanding of the Nigerian State, their readiness for the future/prime time and very importantly, the behaviour of the most vocal […]
Preserving income and having savings is one of many habits you never learn in a Nigerian classroom. There are plausible reasons for this, chief among them being the issue that your assigned teacher cannot motivate himself enough for the course, when his thoughts often drift to his pay check. Matter of fact, the reason his […]
By Alexander O. Onukwue Towards the last quarter of 2016, I moved to Lagos, and stayed with the vibe-full family of an older cousin. “Vibe-full” because he has six children who are always on something that makes them move, whether it is the latest danceable music, or a new installment of ‘Every Which Way’. I […]
By Macdonald Ukah Author’s Note: The following was penned on Facebook in response to the author’s impulse to lend his voice to a critical conversation begun by the identfied character: Neydu Wordsmith Onuoha. It is lifted therefrom!!! Consistent with his reputation, Neydu Wordsmith Onuoha has already done an incredible job of implicitly highlighting the value […]
President Buhari angrily (and infamously) asked during one of the few sessions he held with Nigerian journalists, “what do the Igbos want”? I will attempt to answer this question, but before I do, I will refine it a bit and provide some context. Robert Malpas said, “change results from dissatisfaction, disaffection and (most importantly) practical […]
Ace gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey has been hosting the Hallelujah Challenge since the beginning of June. The trend is a one month exercise where tens of thousands of Christian faithfuls from across the globe converge on social media between 12 midnight to 1 am for Praise and prayer via Live Instagram and Facebook platforms. One […]
By Alexander O. Onukwue Even while the final credits scrolled up, you lingered by the steps to know if there would be some additional enthralling piece of drama in this movie. Yes, Isoken is that enjoyable. For the level of resources available to and outputs from Nollywood at the moment, it is almost the perfect […]
Peter Obi is today, one of Nigeria’s leaders who is even enjoying greater influence as a private citizen more than he did while as Governor of Anambra State. One of the first controversies about President Obama, after he left office as President of the United States, was when he collected some amount of money to […]
We shall complain, appeal and arraign. We will make the world listen to the facts of our condition, we will fight in every way we can for freedom, democracy and social betterment – (Resolution of 5th Pan-African Congress). Everything was literally in shambles, as there was no political stability. If it were today, no one […]
With every passing day and each new improvisation in political comedy, Nigerian politicians continue to show they do not take themselves seriously and this is not about distinguished Senator Dino Melaye. How else can the soon-to-be-registered party – Advanced Peoples Democratic Party – be reasonably explained to sane people without them feeling offended? Which advanced […]