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The Religious War
1Horror has come to stay in Nigeria. Or perhaps I am wrong. Perhaps this new phenomenon of horrific afternoons wondering why so many must die has been a fabric of Nigerian lives for a long time; we are only starting [...]
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Boko Haram: Of the Sensible and the Insensible
3by Mao Kaci
On Obasanjo’s visit to the family of the murdered Boko Haram leader, and Soyinka’s comments on the visit.
Nigeria: The need for improved English education
3There is a need for more positive narratives of Nigeria on the Internet in blogs, discussions and comments but it is necessary to ensure that the quality of such is of a high standard. Something says our educational system does not guarantee immediate successes in that area, we need a fundamental rethinking in English language education and possibly a broadening of our thinking too.
Nollywood for Human Rights
0Note: This post was written last week A more specific title would be ‘Nollywood for Child Rights, Women’s Rights and Against Human Trafficking’. For those of you who don’t know, I currently work with a non-governmental organisation and part of [...]
Why there will be crap on Nigerian television for a long time to come (Part 2)
0See the first part here In my previous article of the same title, I attempted a backgrounding of the many issues that have made it impossible for quality programming to be the order of the day on Nigerian television. It’s [...]
Why there will be crap on Nigerian television for a long time to come (part 1)
2I am sitting cross-legged in my sitting room, staring at my blank television screen. It is blank because I have refused to switch it on. Television is very important to me (has been for a long time) and I cannot [...]
In Jos and Maiduguri ‘Religion is Politics’
0Benson Eluma A rejoinder to Yomi Ogunsanya’s Jos and Maiduguri Attacks: If not ethno-religious, then what? Well Yomi, I believe that there is more going on in different parts of the north than a neat struggle between Muslims and Christians, [...]
Jos and Maiduguri Attacks: If not ethno-religious, then what?
2Yomi Ogunsanya For the umpteenth time, on Christmas Eve last year, the city of Jos, Plateau State’s capital, made the headline for another wrong reason: a series of bomb explosions resulted in the death of thirty-two people (some insisted the [...]
Remembering Ken
1Temie Giwa “He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry When I was 8 years old I watched a public execution on [...]
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