Discover Nigeria: An Unforgettable February 13th In Nigerian History
Friday the 13th, particularly when it occurs in February, is deemed a very unlucky day in Western superstition. For certain, a lot of people in the Europe and America have come to believe the day holds a lot of ill luck. Hollywood has even produced horror film franchises based on the theme. The superstition like […]
Discover Nigeria: A Boom That Brought Poverty
Right after the civil war, oil boomed. Nigeria’s exports from crude oil had burgeoned almost fifteen times in size from the early days of crude exportation in the 1960s. The meteoric rise of Germany and Japan had put a lot of demand on oil, shooting its price to astronomic levels. Coupled with the embargo on […]
5 Lessons From Coach Keshi
Hearty congratulations to the Super Eagles for winning Nigeria a third African Cup of Nations trophy. It was no small feat since winning it the last time almost twenty years ago; Stephen Keshi, again being at the centre of ending a lull in Nigerian football. His meteoric rise to become the second African to win […]
Discover Nigeria: Five February Facts You Should Know About Nigeria
It’s Valentine’s week and the hype just seems out of this world this 2013. Indeed St. Valentine’s Day celebrations did not get as much attention a decade ago, as it garners today. In the years gone by, this week was practically another week in the Nigerian’s quest to make ends meet or witness something […]
Decisions: Change Strategy No.1
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all- Oscar Wilde A lot of times young people get on what I would like to call the ‘auto-pilot’ mode. They get out of school, go for youth service, get a job and then, get married. Without thinking, they start bearing […]
Poem of the Week: And the Strongman Died
By Nehi Igbinijesu What relief got we When the strongman died For life thought we Came here him with Debasing, demanded, demeaned With plot and posh plunder Arts livid and lying wonders Lorded quilt recklessly Cried fretful, and squealed For blood, sweet and stay Yet in death- humbled Vociferously liver hushed Laid to rest, quadrangled […]
5 Valentine Ideas for the Very Single
As the “almighty” Valentine’s Day approaches, there seems to be so much drama between partners. For some, rapport improves at remarkable speed, and for others, break-ups loom. Verily, Valentine’s Day comes with a lot of anxiety these days. Single working class ladies are the biggest casualty of the Valentine frenzy. Having worked with several single […]
Poem of the Week: The Morality of Compromise
By Nehi Igbinijesu What thought we’d never do Did we shameless-loathed Abased but our janus appeased Straddled along frigid banisters And lonely staircases creaking With sounds disorderly No inhibitions- no cares Forgetful of nuptial daliiances Wreaking gleefully at rompous booty To stay alive pleasuring At a gun’s barrel headward Of a knackered-brained killer Moralising […]
Poem of the Week: The Me You Love Again- A Tribute to my Beloved Nigeria
By Nehi Igbinijesu Fifty years now passed And still there’s me Yes- the part you couldn’t steal Then dumped muted The core of my earth enthralled Satiated in its own reclusion Away from the fermentation Of hurt, wounds, calumny Of what not I was And strove with malignantly Then warred and thawed Into a lease […]
Book Review: A Swamp Full Of Dollars by Michael Peel
Nigeria like Russia is a petrochemical hegemon within its part of the world. Both countries have populations of 140 million people each and dismal records on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Nigeria has however had to cope with oil-related insurgencies that have left many thinking the discovery of oil more of a curse than a […]
Discover Nigeria: Once Upon A Time In Lagos
Did you know that Lagos was at one time a colony of the Benin Kingdom ruled by Edo viceroys? Conquered by Oba Orhogbua, son of Oba Esigie sometime in the sixteenth century, Lagos was originally called “Eko” by the Binis meaning, war camp. History has it that the Bini Invasion of Dahomey and modern-day Togo (in today’s Benin Republic) were largely planned and executed from Eko.