Culture and Society · Politics
June 12: Snow White Looked in the Mirror and Saw Shango
I don’t know which to pick between May 29 and June 12 as the worst date to look forward to in our political calendar. I don’t know which is, to[…]
Tagged: Government
Storyville: The New Kings of Nigeria
This documentary was more about promoting Walter than about the brain gain of Nigerians returning home to help build the country.
My take on Welcome to Lagos
Some Nigerians are complaining about the BBC documentary Welcome to Lagos because, they say, it is not balanced. I have not seen the second in the series so I can’t[…]
Nigeria: Welcome to Lagos II – Beyond Civic Pride
Part II of Welcome to Lagos takes us to Makoko, built on a lagoon and bustling with activity.
Nigeria: Welcome to Lagos – An inspiration
Welcome to Lagos, a BBC documentary of people who trump the dump with a story of life and ability beyond the settings that would have others deem them caught in a poverty trap.
Yet another Nigerian review of ‘District 9’
Among other things, I can understand why so many Nigerians should think that ‘District 9′ shows how deeply some South Africans detest us. The lumpen elements in the film are[…]
Anthropologically Speaking · Column
Who needs a president ? – A Proposal for an NSP
In the BusinessDay of December 22, 2009 Nigeria is not known as a country that has contributed a lot to the development of democracy, what with very many years of[…]
Anthropologically Speaking · Column
On Pride and the Budget
In the BusinessDay of December 1, 2009 Sometime ago, in a forum of Nigerians, someone said that he did not know whether to be proud to be a Nigerian. The[…]
Cocoa, fish and Eco…Vmo…Cel…err…Zain
The NigeriansTalk.org Weekly Linked List #2 Oil is like so played out, agriculture is back baby. So I’m a bit delusional, but on a serious note, Nigeria needs to start[…]