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Even the man of God is not immune

On September 22, 201312:30 amIn Outside looking inby vanguard

The Nigerian simply adjusts. He\she shakes off every volley of disaster, disgrace no matter how audacious. It simply rolls off the back of the Nigerian. Not so long ago, there were lines we did not cross as children, adults and as people. Now those lines have either disappeared or have been disregarded all together.

Nigerian leaders are not what they should be

On September 15, 201312:07 amIn Outside looking inby vanguard

“Nigerians are what they are because their leaders are not what they should be”
“They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.”- Chinua Achebe

Education in Nigeria: Status critical

On September 8, 201312:09 amIn Outside looking inby adefaye

A couple of days ago, I was watching Al jazeera, where the presenter, had mentioned a special feature exchanging information about the current situation that Nigerian university students who are facing prolong the Nigerian’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.

Let’s eradicate Polio 2

On September 1, 201312:10 amIn Outside looking inby vanguard

The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that’s the essence of inhumanity-George Bernard Shaw

Nigerian lawmakers are the highest paid in the world

On August 25, 201312:03 amIn Outside looking inby adefaye

Nice job if you can get it. No wonder the Nigerian Lawmaker fights tooth and nail to stay on the gravy train. It is a known fact that Nigerian Lawmakers are the highest paid in world.

A time will come….?

On August 18, 201312:31 amIn Outside looking inby vanguard

Can someone tell me the direction in which Nigeria is heading as am beginning to lose my orientation. In the last couple of weeks there have been so much going on and none of them any way to move towards the future

Trouble rousing

On August 11, 201312:06 amIn Outside looking inby adefaye

I am still trying to get a handle on what really happened, how 72 Nigerians of Igbo extraction were dumped in Anambra State. Really, can you be deported in your own country? So what exactly is going on? The former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, was up in arms that the Governor of Lagos State acted unconstitutionally by deporting them that he has issued a 7-day ultimatum for the governor to apologise and stop future illegality from happening.

From the Master to a Columnist: A tribute

On August 4, 201312:00 amIn Outside looking inby vanguard

My daughter, Aderenle, asked me: can you write a bit about Alhaji Alade, please? We need to honour him, sir. Don’t you think?

Can the real Nigerians please stand up?

On July 28, 201312:06 amIn Outside looking inby adefaye

The emotive assault in the last couple of days has renewed the debate for the rights of women in Nigeria. I am not going to rehash the high voltage of sentiments of the current protest movement but what I am going to say is that the current debate has open old wounds and it is high time we lanced the boil and let the healing and progress begin.

Dirty, rotten scoundrels

On July 21, 201312:14 amIn Outside looking inby vanguard

Words really fail me for what I am about to write but write I must. The behaviour of Nigerian law makers has sunk to the lowest depths.I would have thought any right thinking person could not have imagine a depth this low. The River state assembly had the dubious venue of the crime most foul.