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Whose time is it? By Patrick Omorodion

Whose time is it? By Patrick Omorodion

There is a saying in our local parlance that ‘if one man own no spoil, another man own no go better’.? This means that “One man’s loss is another man’s gain.” In 2015, then president of FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter was in his fifth term as president of football’s world body when he ran into […]
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The NNPC Insurance question

The NNPC Insurance question

The question of the insurance of NNPC assets is a recurring problem. It will have to be tackled once and for all.
Of course, the President of the Republic, Goodluck Jonathan, has given directive for the probing of the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

June 12: The myth and the reality (2)

June 12: The myth and the reality (2)

Some prominent Nigerians who are fond of heaping praises on late Abiola are sincere in their conviction that he deserves all the praises. But majority of pro-June 12 campaigners do not really think that the late politician was a “martyr for democracy”.

Prince of Peace: Co-feminist

Prince of Peace: Co-feminist

Ah! Ah! I know what you are thinking. How dare she use that highly demonized name for our Lord and Saviour? You love the Lord, I love the Lord, and so do thousands of feminists who actually applied that cognomen to Jesus. What is feminism? It is the philosophy that men and women should have equal access to opportunities and resources.

Philosophy 101;  Namaste!

Philosophy 101; Namaste!

Writing has opened a lot of doors and while I hope it has made more friends than enemies, it’s been a form of therapy over the years. Long before it was popular to have gratitude journals I have kept diaries or what my close friends call my book of lamentations.

Jonathan’s record so far – 1

Jonathan’s record so far – 1

“Those who spend their time on small things usually become incapable of large ones”.
Rochefoucauld, 1665.
Let a perfect fool mysteriously become the president of Nigeria today and all of a sudden individuals and groups will spring up singing his praises; investing him with qualities he would not ordinarily claim for himself and Youth Earnestly Asking for Buffoon (let’s call our fool that), YEAB, will surface to organize two hundred million man marches.