BE AN INTRAPRENEUR: DON’T BE TARDY – By dGrammarQueen Stella Nnodi
His attitude to work amazes and fazes everyone. The impunity. The brand-new story for every time he is late. Brazen, blatant. Lackadaisical.
African Complicity in the Slave Trades and Its Lingering Effects: By Prof Joseph C. A. Agbakoba
It is important to note that the locally brewed gin from the raffia palm juice, mostly known by such names as kaikai or ekpeteshi, did not predate the colonial era but rather arose out of scarcity of hot drinks during the Great Depression following which the importation of alcoholic beverages declined. In 1927, for instance, the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria imported 548,128 gallons of gin
Graffiti and informal education: By Erasmus Ndulue
It was as though an unknown academic had us in mind when he talked about the”usefulness of useless knowledge.” In spite of our youthfulnes and naivety we made deliberate efforts not to draw lines among various compartments of ‘knowledge acquisition.’
NDDC PROBE HEARINGS: Welcome to the other “BIG BROTHER NAIJA” show – By Victor Anazonwu
It is more than a coincidence, I think, that at about the same time a new season of the popular Big Brother Naija TV show was starting, another equally spellbinding show also premiered on TV screens across Nigeria. It is the investigative probe panel of the House of Representatives on the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Poems by Kamsi Ikekpeazu
RAIN The sun usually takes its place earlyBut not this dayDark clouds instead gatherShutting out the rays yonderThe earth looks on in wonderThen the sound of dried leaves rustlingWavering trees …
Of regrets and new awakening: By Erasmus Ndulue
We were told, beyond ear shots, that the erstwhile principal, Mr. Nwokonko, was a great enforcer of discipline; but students reacted spontaneously when he confiscated their apparel in the cricket pitch, and incinerated them, claiming they constituted an eyesore!
Let’s Talk About Rape: By Mazi Nnamdi Nwigwe
The media is agog once again with incredible reports of the horrific and rapacious acts of men who should be living in the caves and wild forests.
Rape is the talking point now even though this is not the first time. Remember the sad story of the misguided and naive daughter of a retired army officer who was brutally raped and murdered by heartless business prospects who ensnared her to her doom. The media shouted and howled; the perpetrators were quickly apprehended, but the matter was soon forgotten. Can any of our (investigative) journalists tell us the status of the trial of those beasts long after they had been arrested and charged to court? Your guess is as good as mine!
Kunle Phillips Adegbola captain and commander of the troops Supremely talented: By Olisa Egwuatu
Kunle Adegbola is one of the greatest players that has ever played for Nigeria. He has a place in Nigeria all – time cricket XI. The tall, slim, sleek and talented cricketer has shown class both as an all-rounder and also as a captain. A prodigious swinger of the ball, he makes the ball move both ways, and is very deadly with the new ball.
Going to heaven without dying By Orji H. Chijioke. (Esq)
Since 1999 when we started our second attempt at the democratic system of Governance, the political space has always been filled with more governorship Candidates than candidates into the Houses of Assembly.
Most Governorship Candidates often claim that they want to come in and clean up the mess occasioned by the excesses of the incumbent Governor.
Crossing the Boundary: Editor’s Note
We are not hitch-hikers on a trail; neither are we hippies on the highway, but we are a team of committed and dedicated ‘explorers’ and ‘navigators’ blazing a new trail and determined to cross the boundary.
Life, we are all aware of, is not a motorway but a maze but within the maze we have a traceable, discernable and “well-defined” path we are following.
