Thursday, June 25, 2015

Insanity is...

Albert Einstein said: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Every year, Lagos and Lagosians are reminded that the city is a huge slum thanks...

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Saturday, April 11, 2015

#Nigeriadecides, then what?

Nigeria’s 2015 elections has been interesting and remarkable.  Nigerians and Africans are proud that the elections were not marred by widespread violence. It shows  that gradually,Nigeria’s...

Saturday, February 28, 2015

The Education of a British-Protected Child

Credit: www.writehouse.com.ng I recently read Chinua Achebe’s memoir; “the Education of a British Protected Child”. The book resonated with me especially because of its focus on identity, culture,...

Saturday, February 21, 2015

On the postponement

Had the presidential elections held on the 14 of February, Nigerians would have known the captain of her ship till 2019. To be clear, it is within INEC's right to postpone elections within set time...

Friday, February 13, 2015

Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Last Days of Pompeii

Nigeria is still a deeply rural country. I recently travelled South West Nigeria and came across kilometers upon kilometers of green land. For a supposedly developed South West, one can only imagine the scenery in the North. As I travelled, I saw unmaintained, dilapidated and decrepit government institutions-...