More appalling APC arrogance! By Donu Kogbara
Last week, I complained about the arrogance displayed by Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, who has a lot of questions to answer around the mysterious death in his compound of an attractive young female nurse. This week, I will focus on another example of APC arrogance. Following a visit to the presidential villa by the […]
The tragedy of low ambition, By Donu Kogbara
I’ve always been fairly unambitious and selectively lazy. My mother wanted me to go to one of the two most elite universities (Oxford and Cambridge) in the United Kingdom, where I grew up. And, if I say so myself, I certainly possessed the brains to make her happy and make it to either of these […]
Relationships ruined by politics, By Donu Kogbara
Last week, I wrote about “The Five Stages of Grief”, a theory about the emotional journeys humans go through when they are grieving. The theory was invented by Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss American psychiatrist, and usually refers to people who are facing death or have lost loved ones. But it can also be applied […]
The five stages of grief
By Donu Kogbara Dr Elisabeth Kubler- Ross (1926-2004) was an eminent Swiss American psychiatrist who first introduced a theory titled: “The 5 Stages of Grief” in a 1969 book titled On Death And Dying. The five distinct stages she highlighted were: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Kubler-Ross originally based this theory on her observations […]
Three birthdays
By Donu Kogbara THREE men who are extremely dear to me and belong to three different generations celebrated their birthdays yesterday, May 25. One is my darling son, Oliver Poage Suage Midgley, who turned 28. His name reflects his mixed English and Ogoni heritage. He doesn’t like me writing or talking about him because his […]
It is never too late!
By Donu Kogbara ON May 5, Professor Mark Nwagwu visited the University of Ibadan, UI, to beef up his already formidable academic credentials. He registered for a PhD in anthropology. Astonishingly, May 5 was his 86th birthday. Yes, EIGHTY SIXTH! UI is Nwagwu’s alma mater. He studied there as a youngster. He was a professor […]
