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By Niyi Osundare Gone, the Magic Muse of Aracataca. In a manner similar to his wondrous tales, I can see him levitating towards the skies, a pen in one hand,[…]
I do not like the allure of power. I am not carried away by the limitless reach of the presidency. My head does not swell when traditional rulers whose palaces[…]
Come St. Valentine’s Day, 2015, I would not vote in the general elections scheduled for that day. I also did not vote in the 2011 general elections. Then, I was[…]
The International Crisis Group recently published a report on the Boko Haram insurgency titled ‘Curbing Violence in Nigeria (II): The Boko Haram Insurgency (full report available HERE)’. It chronicles the[…]
A friend read my open letter to the Finance and Trade Ministers and sent me an email. I have nothing personal against Dangote (not like it matters) so it’s important to share[…]
Honourable Ministers, I write to you as someone with a lot of frustrations about the way Nigeria works (or doesnt) for the vast majority of its citizens. I tend to[…]
Now that the new Dark Age has come, I have no more fear. I have learnt to see in the dark and think through noxious fumes. The growling of diesel[…]
There was no question but that the new domestic output numbers for the Nigerian economy was going to attract much interest. A rare event in the nation’s calendar, and a[…]
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Press Release/Announcement on “GIANTS OF HISTORY” – A book by Lateef Ibirogba Giants of History is a coffee-table non-fiction book for readers, writers, journalists, students, and other research or history-oriented[…]
As part of a team inspecting projects commissioned by a government agency, I was intrigued when someone asked to know the reasons for a number of crossings that had been[…]
