Avoidable distractions on the political trail, by Rotimi Fasan
When one observes the actions and utterances of Nigeria’s political actors, their habit of moving in circles, and the people’s preference for sensationalism over substance, it becomes clear why we are not making progress politically. We are back again where we were. We are in the campaign season, and the discourses of our engagement are […]
Reasons for misdiagnosis of Autism in Nigeria
Having been at Patricks since 2006, I would say it’s been very fascinating working with children with special needs, especially those with autism. I never knew anything about Autism even though I knew about children with Asperger syndrome, until I got an appointment with Patricks.
Bitter Pill
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favour freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without ploughing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning.”- Frederick Douglass
And on a lighter note
We are made to believe from conventional wisdom that persons with disabilities are so burdened and weighed down by disability that they sit around , mope around, and bemoan their fate all day.
Unadulterated bovine excreta
What could have been Justice Ijeoma Jumbo- Offor’s offence that day? Maybe… her gele was too big. Or was her entourage too large? Was she overly excited? I know!
A political iconoclast he was
Nigeria has once again lost a rare political gem, such a refined man who understood the tempers and mercies of politics,who also gave more than a passing interest in nurturing it.
