Nigeria since 1999: When will the years begin to count? By Dakuku Peterside
Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a military government. But they may have finished school and not found a job. They have probably learned to plan trips around insecurity, and they almost certainly run a generator at home. […]
Christian Wishful-Thinking
I was invited to conduct a ten-day teaching programme at a church in Lagos. Out of the blue, at the beginning of the session, the Lord asked me to lead the congregation in singing a popular Christian song.
AN OKADALESS BENIN CITY: Courage of govt and the people
A town or city in Nigeria without the presence of commercial motorcyclists? Frankly, it’s something I never thought could be ever be possible anywhere in present day Nigeria!
More tales out of Lagos
Last week, I drew the attention of readers of the “Orbit” to theunconstitutional action of the Lagos state government in deporting sixty-seven Nigerians to Onitsha. That action in my view marks the lowest point, since the end of the Nigerian civil war, in the effort at nation-building. The Lagos state government under the ACN Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, seems to be highly charged and fueled by a strange form of paranoid xenophobia; a need to cleanse the streets of Lagos of “strangers.”
From the Master to a Columnist: A tribute
My daughter, Aderenle, asked me: can you write a bit about Alhaji Alade, please? We need to honour him, sir. Don’t you think?
How progressive are ‘The Progressives’?
The interview granted by Senator Sani Yerima to a major newspaper last Saturday did little justice to the issues at hand. I had looked forward to reading it in the hope that certain ‘matters arising’ would be cleared but was very disappointed.
