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Analysis · Culture and Society
The battle to reclaim our good name must start with 419 Reasons to Like Nigeria and Nigerians, the association of 419 and Nigeria should begin to yield positive results and commentary about Nigeria.
Analysis · General · Politics · Review
Reviewing WikiLeaks cables created 10 years ago and a Human Rights Watch Report published today, for all the media profile the anti-corruption crusade has had in Nigeria, it is sad to say the country is still considered highly corrupt, the system cannot seem to handle the workload and the alleged criminals have gummed up the judicial system completely.
Arts · Culture and Society · Essays · General
There 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.
Culture and Society · Politics
There is a need to follow the full court process of Al-Mustapha and avoid being diverted from getting at the truth with what seems like diversionary tactics and sensationalist claims.
Cross-posted from my blog at akinblog.nl The harrowing story of a boy Woman Arrested For Battering Son [1] read the news headline and that is just part of what is[…]
Hilarious! She said Somehow, there are certain trends I do not react to or acknowledge until it catches the eye of certain members of my social network at which point[…]
Culture and Society · General · Health · Review
A husband’s murder of his wife brings into sharp focus our acceptance of the impunity of domestic violence and sometimes the preference of that for the sake of keeping a loveless marriage going to appease the needs for tradition and societal norms.
The figures are staggering when one reviews the profile of President Goodluck Jonathan on Facebook after a year, over half a million likes and comments, over 300 statuses and a keen eye on Nigerian issues as he engages the social media public.
Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
Making history history On June 12 2011, I wrote a piece titled Nigeria: Time to give June 12 a decent burial [1] for a number of reasons which already appear[…]
Nigerian Elections · Politics · Review
Yes, the hope died June the Twelfth, 1993 has for years been marked as the day that Nigeria’s hopes for democracy died or as Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa would have[…]