As the fight for resource control continues to hang like the sword of Damocles above Nigeria, would power brokers consider a proposal that is pragmatic, equitable, and provides an incentive for all stakeholders? … More Saving Nigeria Through Resource Control
As the world celebrates Father’s Day 2021, I think about my father and son, with the knowing that a father, if he truly be one, would always have a place in a child’s heart … More Father, Behold Thy Child
A response to a “patriotic” Nigerian resident in America, who argues Nigerians are second only to the Congolese in terms of life enjoyability, yet refuses to return to Nigeria … More Nigeria is Better than America
Do we become what we hate? Or, do we become what we fail to guard against? Mere complaints would not help if we are not intentional about being different … More The Big Man in Us
He was born; he lived, he died
He was Golden, my father … More He was Golden
From doctors misdiagnosing illnesses to surgeons forgetting strange items in patients’ bodies, healthcare delivery in Nigeria seems so bad that seeking care may sometimes lead to worse conditions or even death. … More When Healthcare Is Not Healthy
While Ebola awaits, a vaccine for COVID-19 has been developed by research-friendly countries. Nigeria struts on, unperturbed, proud of its disdain for throwing away money in the name of research … More Thou Shalt Not Undertake Research
How do you punish a cosmopolitan city like Lagos that has residents from all over the country shopping from the same markets? The “food embargo” has all the trappings of a poorly-thought move by some persons willing to cut off their nose to spite their face … More Of a Food Blockade and Common Sense
In a country where a majority are oppressed, transfer of aggression from one oppressed group to another ensures that real issues are not addressed, and the main oppressors remain unperturbed … More Frustration 601: When Brethren Fight
Whereas there are several factors behind our woes in Nigeria, one common denominator for our dysfunctional state is a litany of imprudent choices. We would rather choose pernicious profiting over long-term benefits, and later wonder why things took a wrong turn. … More A Litany of Bad Choices
