What “Japa” Really Means By Joseph C. A. Agbakoba
The word japa, originally a Yoruba word, has easily passed into Nigerian pidgin – creole – and might well be on its way into standard international English. It means breaking …
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PARABLE OF THE PRINCE AND HIS CERTIFICATE By Victor Anazonwu
…The prophet said to the crowd which had gathered to hear him, “Listen to this parable:” “Once upon a time, a king sent his son to school in a distant …
NYSC: Slaughtering Certificate Racketeers Since 1973 By Eze Chinweuba
Dwight D. Eisenhower once said: “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a …
TINUBUNOMICS: The Political Economy of Poverty By Victor Anazonwu
I am not one of those who believe that President Bola Tinubu does not have a genuine university degree certificate. In the 1970s and 80s when Tinubu went to America, …
Bola Tinubu’s biggest shortcomings are rooted in debilitating intellectual laziness – By Kola Odetola
Two months in office have brutally exposed this……. Bola Tinubu has guile, he is cunning, and is blessed with significant street smarts, but he is not an intelligent man. Ibrahim …
Africans Fighting Against Africans: NIGER, ECOWAS & THE REST OF US By Victor Anazonwu
In a book published in 2019 (The 8 Habits of Highly Ineffective People) I listed 8 traits easily observable among “backward” or “underdeveloped” groups, communities, nations and regions of the …
THE NIGER/FRANCE/USA/ECOWAS CONFLICT
MATTERS ARISING WHERE IS NIGERIA’S DOG IN THIS FIGHT? THE COUPFACTS OF THIS CASE: It was a case of the dog biting the dog handler. The Arabian looking, family friend …
Edeoga vs. Mbah: The Optics and Forensics of an Electoral Battle By Victor Anazonwu
Humans, like all animals, are easily drawn to optics. We love bright lights and colorful flowers for instance. Conversely, we tend to switch off on ordinary-looking or tedious stuff, even …
Say NO to the impending war By Cyril Oleh, PhD
I have read a couple of posts about the faceoff brewing between Nigeria and her neighbouring brother, Niger republic. A few things are important to note. War is not an …
Faking it to Make it: By Victor Anazonwu
As I sat down to write this article, news broke that two teenage sisters, aged 13 and 15, had been nabbed in the Akoko area of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, …
