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To make Nigeria lovable

To make Nigeria lovable

I LOVE MY COUNTRY, I NO GO LIE NA INSIDE AM I GO LIVE AND LEAVE By Bisi Lawrence We used to sing that and profess to believe in it. But come on, now!… I mean, why then the long queues at the foreign embassies where you swallow insults on the visa line?

The word everywhere is insecurity

The word everywhere is insecurity

Within a short space of 10 days, (late last month), two daring abductions – (kidnappings if you like), took place in Kaduna State. Secretary to the State Government, Mr Waje Yayok and businessman Alhaji Bala Bello were snatched by kidnappers, and the Kaduna Government was said to have paid N10 million to secure SSG’s release on Wednesday.
No doubt, these are worse than dangerous times in Nigeria.

A tale of two tragedies

A tale of two tragedies

IN the past one month, two members of my extended family have been killed by the scandalously inadequate Nigerian healthcare system.

Let a hundred flowers blossom

Let a hundred flowers blossom

CHINA is an ancient civilization with such breath taking achievements like the Great Wall. However, it fully blossomed with its revolution which was sixty years yesterday, October 1. But China did not just take on the world; it was already ripe before the rest of humanity knew what was afoot.