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I love Nigeria

I love Nigeria

I have observed that the prosperity or misery of each people is in direct proportion to its liberties or its prejudices and, accordingly, to the sacrifices or the selfishness of its forefathers. -Juan Crisostomo Ibarra
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Of church and carnage

Of church and carnage

We need to face the truth, what happened on Sunday in Ozubulu is typical of many places in Nigeria. This is not political or tribal, this is the honest truth but some Nigerians cannot face the truth. So they start blaming other people and deny such crime could have been committed in their community

See how Kanu runs his mouth

See how Kanu runs his mouth

Kanu is free to go anywhere he pleases, he is a Nigerian after all, and as long as he conducts himself like any other Nigerian citizen, he has to obey the law of the land or face the legal consequences

Put a full stop to domestic violence

Put a full stop to domestic violence

It is said that as many as two thirds of Nigerian women are believed to experience physical, sexual and psychological abuse at the hands of their husbands

My Father is 78 (2)

My Father is 78 (2)

Mother taught me to have faith and to believe in Allah, so did father, the little time he was home with us

My Father is 78 (1)

My Father is 78 (1)

I believe the present socio-economic and political situation is a result of a poor foundation that goes back decades

Old Wine, New Bottles

Old Wine, New Bottles

What do we do with Nigeria is not the question, but what Nigerians should do as citizens. Placing the blame and ills on the how Nigeria is structured is evading and avoiding decades of the protracted misadministration and mismanagement of successive governments on merely national structure. I wish it were that simple but it is not. Seriously there have cracks in the fault line of the national fabric and all administrations have contributed to its failure so by simply blaming it on structure, it is disingenuous, evasive and purposely trying to extricate themselves from the monumental failures of Nigeria and it is not helpful.

One day…

One day…

I believe a good citizen makes a good country and it is time we act as we deserve the right to call ourselves Nigerians

We stand together or fall together

We stand together or fall together

Democracy, in the true sense, died that day. Not only was the victor robbed, imprisoned and died but, millions of Nigerians were robbed by the government

Wear Red For Sickle Cell Day

Wear Red For Sickle Cell Day

The World Sickle Cell Day is on 19th of June. The wear red for sickle cell day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008, to raise awareness about the sickle cell disease globally. Sickle cell affects us all directly or indirectly and it has affected and continues to affect many families who have lost family members as a result of the condition.

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