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Let us acknowledge that till the last moment she yearned with nostalgia for Lagos (and Nigeria) that was at peace with itself not a city or nation which keeps churning out in large numbers – an underclass of the jobless and the disillusioned who have resolved that if they are not good enough for our … Continue reading A TRIBUTE TO LATE MRS ENITAN ADEBAYO-DOHERTY
For the first time ever, he had no message for me to pass on to the powers that be. What pained him most was the realisation that this is not the same country for which he and his generation strove to build on the tabernacle of justice and fairness. Bashorun J.K. Randle … Continue reading TRIBUTE TO CHIEF (DR) M.A. MAJEKODUNMI CFR; CMG (Former Minister of Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Below is a conversation between two Nigerians in a public motor park somewhere in Lagos. As this author happened to be around at the time of the discussion he found the insights from a seemingly uneducated transport worker baffling and decided to share them on this blog. SA appears to be a highly educated young man and DKSN is … Continue reading CONVERSATIONS OF A LIFE I: Insights from a Lagos Motor Park
Gary Knight/VII Women in Darfur returning from Kutum market to the Fata Borno camp for internally displaced persons under the protection of African Union soldiers, January 2007; photograph by Gary Knight from Questions Without Answers: The World in Pictures by the Photographers of VII. The book has just been published by Phaidon. The fence that divides … Continue reading What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?
To overthrow oppression has been sanctioned by humanity and it is the highest aspiration of every free man. Nelson Mandela Image via Wikipedia In 1985, IBB was the President of Nigeria, and students then were told that they were the leaders of tomorrow. Twenty-five years later, the same man said unequivocally in an interview with … Continue reading THE PLACE OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH IN NATION-BUILDING
And my people shall not be slaves in their land Adebayo Alonge Solutions Ideator Does Nigeria have any reason being poor? It is the consensus that she is blessed with what many other nations lack- talented people, a burgeoning population, an advantageous demographic, clement climate, abundant natural resources and cultural diversity. She has access to … Continue reading ENDING POVERTY IN NIGERIA
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Lagosian taking free ride on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos at great risk to life and limb on Friday, 30th March, 2012 at 8.32pm. A sad reflection of the poor socioeconomic state of the Nigerian people.
Those who are considered rulers over the gentiles lord it over them and their great ones exercise authority over them The Holy Bible The face of leadership in Nigeria is that of fear and impunity. The people fear their leaders and the leaders despise their people. This is so whether it is in the … Continue reading REDEFINING LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA
The Boko Haram crisis is worsened by lack of collaboration among security agencies, by failure of government to deliver justice and immediate relief to victims and by failure in the gathering and deployment of intelligence to forestall attacks (paraphrased). Ambassador Othman Gamji Galtimari Chairman Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North-East Origin The … Continue reading Solving the Boko Haram Menace
